Comment on San Francisco says tiny sleeping 'pods,' which cost $700 a month and became a big hit with tech workers, are not up to code

• grayman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  These people are making $80k at the very bottom, $120-200k is typical. Keep in mind they are paying 40% in income taxes alone (federal, state, social security, Medicare). When rent is $3-4k for a room you just sleep in, $700 for a smaller room is a nice savings.

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  • onlinepersona@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    80k minimum? I feel so Europoor.

    Actually… 5 weeks of holiday, mostly free healthcare, good public transport, a mostly functioning democracy 🤔 Maybe not that poor.

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    • grayman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is a California city. The rest of the US is not so nuts.

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