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yupuhoh t1_j0h6byl wrote

Reply to comment by TDGroupie in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666

No ones talking about available housing. Just what you would be able to do with a certain amount of money.....

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iglidante t1_j0h8zv2 wrote

I honestly haven't seen an efficiency under $1000 in a long time. Like, I get that it used to be an option, but today I don't think it is.

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yupuhoh t1_j0ha781 wrote

Probably not in Portland. In Belfast they have some that have shared kitchens so it's just a bedroom you rent. But like I said. If you are single it'll do until you can get a better job and make more

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Scary-Bad-7872 t1_j0hck11 wrote

Of course, lots and lots of people have done just that, "gotten a better Jon where they're making more." Which is precisely why we have these staffing shortages in the service industry. Myself, I really don't care too much because I know how to cook, but it's very obvious that the world has changed drastically in the past three years.

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yupuhoh t1_j0hdc2f wrote

Absolutely it has. It's getting scary.

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PuzzleheadedMine2168 t1_j0kzwnj wrote

Problem is the apartment is in Belfast, the JOBS are in Freeport, Portland, Augusta, Rockland, you know, places you need a car to get to FROM Belfast--and that's a whole OTHER issue.

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yupuhoh t1_j0lz3p4 wrote

Belfast McDonald's pays 18$ an hour. Idk wtf you are talking about.

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SecretAsianMaine t1_j0ha7rh wrote

Because it’s not available if you can’t afford it.

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yupuhoh t1_j0hb4tz wrote

At 13.80 an hour for 40 hr week you wouldn't be able to afford 600$ a month? Wow. When I was making 8$ an HR I was paying 400$ a month to rent a room. It should be easy to swing.

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MaineJackalope t1_j0hoiqa wrote

I just checked Craigslist for the Bangor area. The cheapest efficiency is $675 a month and there is only 1, every thing else is a couple hundred more minimum, and if the person has kids there's no way to try and support them too without government aid. At which point the government is just subsidizing businesses who don't want to pay a living wage

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yupuhoh t1_j0hqpfz wrote

I make 28$ an hour and still barely make it supporting the family. But I'm over the mark for help by like 7 grand. So I can't get any help at all. If you are making min wage with kids for starters you won't be getting an efficiency apartment. And 2 you would have everything subsidized including groceries and healthcare. So you wouldn't have much want for anything.

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