Knightwing1047 t1_j9kqyz4 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:18 PM

>The raises by the end of the contract would only bring the average salary up to $23,500, which is not enough to live on in Philadelphia

This is absolutely the truth. When rents are going up all over the city by over 15%, developers are kicking people out of their townhomes to make way for even more expensive apartments, and we are seeing taxes skyrocket, wages need to keep up until we finally realize that letting capitalists control basic necessity prices is not a good idea. Don't want to pay your people a livable wage (in any industry), then you shouldn't be hiring and need to suck it up and deal with it yourself.

AbsentEmpire t1_j9l7o6d wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:59 PM

This is self inflicted by the city.

No one is getting kicked out of their row house, people choosing to sell is a voluntary choice.

Rent is getting more expensive because the city uses restrictive zoning to block development, which restricts supply from meeting demand.

The city tax rate hasn't changed, real estate taxes go up because the housing and land got more valuable due to the city's nimby policies.

Knightwing1047 t1_j9le20z wrote on February 22, 2023 at 8:38 PM

Does it matter where the blame is? It’s not on the individuals that are just trying to get by and that’s the point.

AbsentEmpire t1_j9mfnxc wrote on February 23, 2023 at 12:46 AM

It does when you're blaming the problems on the wrong things for the wrong reasons.

Knightwing1047 t1_j9mk0bz wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:17 AM

Nah, developers aren’t excused just because they CAN do something. The city’s at fault, no doubt about that, but accountability has to work in all directions. All parties involved are guilty except the tenants.