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Mr.Bill

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8. I remember a few years ago, The Giants baseball team

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2023, 05:52 PM

Jun 2023

was planning to build a complex with office and retail space and also condominiums. They were interviewing someone from the Giants about the plans and they asked if the complex will include some affordable housing. He said that there will be some units that could be bought by someone making as little as $250,000.00. He said that with a straight face, and the reporter had no comment or follow up question.

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$104K a year is 'low-income' for single people in 3 Bay Area counties, according to state data [View all] Auggie Jun 2023 OP

Yeah, $100k really isn't that much money anymore. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2023 #1

$50 per hour minimum wage is needed MichMan Jun 2023 #2

That would be awesome. 50 bucks would be huge. jimfields33 Jun 2023 #3

Median can be deceptive. A few billionaires could really skew things. bullimiami Jun 2023 #4

median doesnt get thrown off by a few billionaires, average does though Blues Heron Jun 2023 #5

That's the whole point of median. Means skew things as you described. Lucky Luciano Jun 2023 #6

My mistake. Typing without much consideration again. bullimiami Jun 2023 #7

I remember a few years ago, The Giants baseball team Mr.Bill Jun 2023 #8