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		teakettle42 on July 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time > If people are to work all kinds of jobs at all levels of income there, then people at all income levels should be able to live there as well. Why should taxpayers subsidize employers unwilling to pay a living wage?

giraffe_lady on July 14, 2022 [–]

Yes I agree we should force employers to pay living wages.

They're definitely closely related issues but I don't know that you can completely solve for one in terms of the other though.

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