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Noctudeit t1_j8nq1ez wrote

Rent is not a "burden". That word implies that it is imposed by some external entity. Rent is the satisfaction of your fundamental need for shelter just like food is satisfaction of your fundamental need of nourishment. Do you consider yourself "burdened" by the fact that your body needs to eat/breathe/excrete?

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Angel_Mima t1_j8o3q7x wrote

"Do you consider yourself "burdened" by the fact that your body needs to eat/breathe/excrete?"

Yes

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Noctudeit t1_j8oam5n wrote

Then you should file a complaint with yourself.

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smauryholmes t1_j8oxlzw wrote

“rent burden” means rent > 30% of HH income. This is the share of households burdened by expensive housing costs relative to other costs.

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Best-Poem1444 t1_j8rb4t4 wrote

Over 30% isn't that expensive compared to places like Europe.

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smauryholmes t1_j8rcz8r wrote

Yes it is. In Europe people have substantially lower expenses in other large expenditure categories like healthcare and transportation, raising housing as a % of total expenditures. This is not as true in the US.

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