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Working Homeless in a Housing Crisis | Lexington News
It’s a crisis in plain sight: millions of hardworking Americans in warehouses, hospitals, and restaurants are stuck in a cycle where their paychecks can’t cover rent. In Kentucky, you need $21 an hour to afford a two-bedroom home—yet the average renter earns less than $18. Minimum wage? You’d need to work 100 hours a week. Jobs are booming, but affordable housing isn’t keeping up, leaving workers trapped in shelters despite their contributions. Employers struggle to retain staff, commutes stretch longer, and the mismatch between housing supply and demand pushes more people into “working…
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