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Florida’s Minimum Wage Earners Work 98 Hours a Week to Afford Rent

Source: Washington Post
Source: Washington Post

Renting or owning a home has become out of reach for the majority of Americans.

Working a 40-hour-week, a single-earner in Florida who makes the minimum wage will need to work 14 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week to afford rent.

 

 

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