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more a year then you would be with $7.25 per hour which is the federal minimum wage. If a minimum wage worker lives in a city then they would need to pay for rent. But as the economy grows so does the rent. If you are making the minimum wage, and live in a place that the economy is doing good then you are likely to not be able to pay for rent. Pamela M. Prah quoted Paul Sonn saying "The cost of living is so high in some cities that the new minimum wage isn 't enough to live on, resulting in city…

garage sales, and sell to a global market, on eBay. Soon after, someone could hire a chauffeur to drive himself or herself home after a late night at the bar, from their smartphone using Uber. And if you had a spare room or back house, now you could rent it out on Airbnb. The last few years, peer-to-peer business has seen an incredible rise. Rachel Botsman, in her book, What’s Mine is Yours, says the consumer peer-to-peer rental market alone is worth $26 billion. As peer-to-peer businesses…

interest deduction is to promote homeownership. Increase in homeownership has wider societal benefits, for instance causing homeowners to improve the conditions of their homes and be more engaged in their neighborhoods than if they were only paying rents. Little of the benefits of deductions go to households that have homeownership problems. In fact, most homeowners face serious housing cost burdens, which mean that they are paying more than 50% of their earnings for housing. Estimates show…

Netflix was founded in 1997 by Marc Rudolph and Reed Hasting, two engineers. They used the internet to rent DVDs. Hasting came up with the idea after he was charged a $40 late fee with Blockbuster. The two then came up adopted the idea that customers could rent unlimited DVDs for a single monthly fee. Later in 2007 the company moved to streaming, the subscription increase by bounds. Then in 2009 the company topped at 20 million subscribers. In 2013 they announced that they made a move to have…

Having committing some transgressions of my own, I am one of the proponents of this topic. Not securing long-term employment, very bad purchase decisions, educational loans and some scary medical mishaps has my credit score pretty low at the moment. And yet, I would like to have a home of my own one day. It will take some time to clear the accounts that are weighing me down but at least I know what I have to do to fulfill my dream. The current real estate marketlets discredited clients know…

the landlord would not need to incur expenses due to damages caused by the tenant and if the tenant had caused damages then they should be liable for the expenses to be used to repair the property. Moreover they should ensure that they pay their rents on time and also dispose their garbage properly to keep the property clean. Tenants should ensure…

of homelessness. Nearly a quarter of homeless people living in the United States have one or more jobs, however they do not receive enough money to afford their rent or mortgage (Cox). According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, families would need around $15 an hour, twice the average minimum wage, to afford the monthly rent on a two-bedroom apartment. Wages for low income workers have decreased in the past 25 years, while the cost of…

Alexandra Guzman Ms.Wheatley U.S History 2 August 2016 The three most important issues facing the United States of America today are gun control, police brutality, and minimum wage. The usage of guns in the United States of America is rapidly increasing throughout the years which is causing the death rate to go up as well. Police brutality has become an issue that we frequently hear about on the news today, it has plagued our society causing a large amount of anger in the general public.…

Foreclosure ... Now What? What is foreclosure? How does it come to be? What are the options for those who find themselves in this serious predicament? The mention of foreclosure gives the understanding that a bank loan for a home has been received. The monthly payment, which includes home owners insurance, property taxes, and interest, cannot (for whatever reason) be paid as promised. The bank acquires an unwanted house and the buyer receives nothing but a frighteningly painful ding in his…

The American Dream is something that Americans hold in high esteem; the idea that anybody can come to America and succeed through sheer will and determination is one that humans tend to cling to and admire. However in Drown, Junot Diaz touches on just what the American Dream entails for those immigrating with hopes of a better life, the kind of sacrifice necessary to achieve this “Dream” and just how easy it is to fall into a hole and never make it out. Diaz provides a first hand perspective on…