Glen Lewinski
Glen Lewinski
drive driving economy employees farther gallon gas hard hour people provide rely
They just rely on people driving farther and farther to get to work. But for the economy here to grow, we need to provide a place for employees to live. Gas at $2.57 a gallon makes it pretty hard for someone making $12 an hour to drive a long way.
community either loses
If it's gone, the community either loses or makes up the difference.
class cost fast homes income lots middle percent rising squeezed stagnant wages
We have lots of homes for upper income people, but the middle class is being squeezed stagnant wages and the cost of homes rising so fast -- 8 percent, 9 percent a year.