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> Most people working full time could live perfectly well on a tenth their wage.

Now that is patently untrue. For most people 10% wouldn't come close to paying the rent alone.

I didn't say they would be able to live in the same space, they'd have to share with family, and/or cram into one room and/or live in a poorly built house, like people in poorer countries do, and we did 150 years ago.

I take you point, but even then it wouldn't be enough.

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