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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you aware of the large swaths of the city who live at or around the poverty line? Sounds like maybe you are not. If you’re making minimum wage, it is difficult to afford a place to live in the city. It is even more difficult to find a place to live that is large enough to accommodate a family in a safe part of town while making minimum wage.

It is also difficult in other parts of the country, and in rural areas there are certainly additional challenges such as transportation costs and stagnant employment markets. But it really sounds like you maybe are not well acquainted with the realities of urban poverty if you’re suggesting that maybe it’s not that expensive to live here. [/quote]

Why are you having kids if you're in poverty and making minimum wage?  There are plenty of roommate shares and studio apartments in DC that are affordable to low wage earners. Live there, and once your financial situation is more stable, then consider having kids.[/quote]

Or maybe the city should be doing more to make it possible for people to have a family, which is a pretty basic human desire, even if they aren't rich?[/quote]

It is not the government's job to make things affordable for everyone.  Supply and demand. There is limited supply and more demand.  Prices go up.  Simple as that.  [/quote]

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