Sunday, February 7, 2021

Just what these renters need. An excuse to spend $1399 on these new essentials for sleeping better

In today's New York Times


The above article is from the At Home section, a weekly Sunday supplement, which is geared to folks who sleep in the kind of bedroom you see  below.


At least the Times gave this story front-page, above-the-fold placement.


The nation has a plague of housing instability that was festering long before Covid-19, and the pandemic’s economic toll has only made it worse. Now the financial scars are deepening and the disruptions to family life growing more severe, leaving a legacy that will remain long after mass vaccinations. 
Even before last year, about 11 million households — one in four U.S. renters — were spending more than half their pretax income on housing, and overcrowding was on the rise. By one estimate, for every 100 very low-income households, only 36 affordable rentals are available[emphasis added]

Millions of Americans can't afford a place to live, let alone a $107 alarm clock. 

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