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I read this article in our local newspaper where a lawyer stated "A person making $11 a hour cannot afford housing in Tulsa without help".
First of all, if I only made 11 an hour I would be looking for a roommate. That being said I wonder if that statement is actually true.
First lets look at the averaged out monthly income.
$1421.85 Income after Federal, FICA, State deductions (15/7.65/5)
By the way according to this website (https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/oklahoma/tulsa) the average income for a Tulsa resident is $27,313, which comes out to $13.13 an hour.
I found a decent home in Tulsa to rent for $600 dollars 2/1 864 sqft that appears to be in a livable state.
That leaves $821.85.
The bus stop ($45.00) is 1.1 miles away.
That leaves $776.85 to pay utilities and food.
So I ask you if you had 776.85 a month and you only had to pay utilities and food could you do it?
If these people find $11 an hour to be an unlivable wage why are they not trying to do something to change their situation? I saw 3 advertisements just this week for jobs starting at 16+ (above the Tulsa average of $13.13) an hour with a full benefits package and I was not even looking.
I also have to ask if there is such a housing shortage in this country/state/city why do leftist insist on leaving our borders unsecured. Deport illegals and secure our borders and watch wages go up and demand/prices for housing go down.
This is nothing more than leftist pushing a socialist solution for a problem our government created to begin with.
Socialism 101.
Step 1: Create a problem or ignore an existing problem until it spirals out of control.
Step 2: Ask for tax money to implement a solution.
Step 3: Take steps to ensure the solution fails.
Step 4: Repeat steps 2-3 repeatedly.
I read this article in our local newspaper where a lawyer stated "A person making $11 a hour cannot afford housing in Tulsa without help".
First of all, if I only made 11 an hour I would be looking for a roommate. That being said I wonder if that statement is actually true.
First lets look at the averaged out monthly income.
$1421.85 Income after Federal, FICA, State deductions (15/7.65/5)
By the way according to this website (https://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/oklahoma/tulsa) the average income for a Tulsa resident is $27,313, which comes out to $13.13 an hour.
I found a decent home in Tulsa to rent for $600 dollars 2/1 864 sqft that appears to be in a livable state.
That leaves $821.85.
The bus stop ($45.00) is 1.1 miles away.
That leaves $776.85 to pay utilities and food.
So I ask you if you had 776.85 a month and you only had to pay utilities and food could you do it?
If these people find $11 an hour to be an unlivable wage why are they not trying to do something to change their situation? I saw 3 advertisements just this week for jobs starting at 16+ (above the Tulsa average of $13.13) an hour with a full benefits package and I was not even looking.
I also have to ask if there is such a housing shortage in this country/state/city why do leftist insist on leaving our borders unsecured. Deport illegals and secure our borders and watch wages go up and demand/prices for housing go down.
This is nothing more than leftist pushing a socialist solution for a problem our government created to begin with.
Socialism 101.
Step 1: Create a problem or ignore an existing problem until it spirals out of control.
Step 2: Ask for tax money to implement a solution.
Step 3: Take steps to ensure the solution fails.
Step 4: Repeat steps 2-3 repeatedly.
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