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Man I have so much to say in response to this. And yes, it's pretty much the same in Canada. I don't once in a small town but I do love in extreme suburbs (walkable to the city limits). Up until recently my neighborhood was mainly inaccessible without a car. But several years ago they put in the last stop on the train line a few blocks away and it didn't take long to start seeing little homeless clusters in treed areas off the walking paths. I suppose it's what you'd call "upper homeless." They have a view of the mountains out here lol.

We have a program called Inn From the Cold run by several city churches. Underemployed families can sleep over and shower in churches before heading out to work each day. It's sickening that fully employed people here can't afford a place to live.

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Fully employed people who cannot afford rent -- now that's a failure of society!

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Yup. Especially a society where minimum wage is $15.00/hour.

I know a young guy who came here from India for University. He is living in a 6 bdrm house in the university district and told me the landlord is charging $1200/month PER BEDROOM for students. That landlord is basically funding her entire life off poor students who need a place to live.

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I cannot understand how anyone can pay that. I pay less than that for a mortgage on a good-sized house. There just isn't $1,200 in my budget for a place to live. How in the world can someone pay that?

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We have to struggle unless we want roommates. That's the only answer. $1200/month is NORMAL for shared accommodation here (aka a bedroom in someone else's house)

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