Good piece, Bob. Canada is dealing with the same problem, only they're a more civilized country and are actually trying to do something about on both a provincial and federal level. Doesn't mean they'll succeed, of course. Here, all we seem to do is fight over whether another quarter per hour is going to mean the rest of us suddenly can't afford to buy a Big Mac.
a) Land use restrictions and outdated building codes make housing unnecessarily scarce and unaffordable
b) We still link access to health insurance to employment whihc is proportionally more expensive for low-wage workers. This encourages firms to have less than full-time workers so they do not have to provide health insurance
Good piece, Bob. Canada is dealing with the same problem, only they're a more civilized country and are actually trying to do something about on both a provincial and federal level. Doesn't mean they'll succeed, of course. Here, all we seem to do is fight over whether another quarter per hour is going to mean the rest of us suddenly can't afford to buy a Big Mac.
Nice write-up of two problems
a) Land use restrictions and outdated building codes make housing unnecessarily scarce and unaffordable
b) We still link access to health insurance to employment whihc is proportionally more expensive for low-wage workers. This encourages firms to have less than full-time workers so they do not have to provide health insurance