Lollie Wants to Know
I recently read an article about a woman living in west Auckland. She has a secure job she has worked at for many years and yet is struggling to make ends meet. This situation is close to my heart. I am a fulltime student but my partner works at what some would say is reasonable paying job. We try to be carfull with our means, but find that whenever an emergency occurs we have to borrow money just afford school lunches for our children.
The high cost of living and low wages in this country cause me to ponder? How many of us are there?How do people make it work? Lollie whants to know?
It’s the same here in the U.S. It’s extremely hard for singles because rent is so high. It’s also hard for families with children because child care is outrageous. There’s got to be a better way to manage resources.
Here we sit on vacation in a beautiful luxury rental home in Southern Utah that’s empty most of the time, while so many folks can’t afford a roof over their heads. It’s not right.
Ed and I make a pretty good living because I was helped through school with Pell Grants and student loans. He makes good money because he works very hard and earns union pay and benefits. I’m quite appreciative for our situation.
However, under the current administration, the opportunities we were blessed with are under attack. We have an Education Secretary who wants to privatize the system and make folks go to banks or “ask your parents” , and I quote, for a student loan.. you know how that would have worked out in our family…
The Republicans don’t like unions. They’re feverishly working to undo worker rights of any sort right now. It’s disgusting.
The only way we can deter their plans, is to vote them out. We must stand united against their bundles of lies. They want us to be poor and enslaved to the Oligarchy. Please help by voting for those who stand in the way of worker rights and equal access to a high quality education.
Hello, Bonnie your response is greatly appreciated.
On a more political note,I read another article the other day about
wages and cost of living in New zealand. The statistics show that for
the first time in years, wages have kept pase with the cost of living,
however what is not factored in the cost of living is the cost of housing.
I am willing to bet that if you asked most New Zealander’s would tell you
that the rent or morgage is thier biggest debt.
As I am saying this a new report came out stating that
the average cost of a home in Auckland has reached the million dollar mark.
According to new statistics 25 percent of young adults 18 to 37 are opting to live with THEIR PARENTS! High costs of housing is being cited as the root cause. I believe it has a lot more to do with income inequality. There is NO reason why a young adult in a middle management job.should not be able to make ends meet.
Yes, Valarie thank you for your response, Adult children living with mom and dad is becomming part of normal culture here in New Zealand as well. Although Maori and Pacific Islander’s often choose to live in cross generation homes, under the current wage/cost of living gap this is a situation that is becomming more and more common among all families in New Zealand.