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Re: anyone working 40 hr/week should be able to afford housing

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Peter Jason wrote:
> the bathroom in the exact same footprint.
>>
>> The 'Micro-Studio' Explosion: In dense hubs like Potts Point and
>> Newtown, developers regularly market 18-to-24-square-metre spaces as
>> "premium minimalist living."
>> In reality, these layouts force the resident to stand at the stove
>> while practically touching their bed,
>> treating humans exactly like "cage hens"
>>
>> A country should not measure success by how many people it can fit
>> into ever-smaller apartments. It should ask whether ordinary workers
>> can afford a decent home, raise children and participate in a secure
>> community.
> 
> The Asian situation shows what is done to house people.  Even here
> there's a move to "micro bathrooms" and push-in modular kitchens.
> An example of student accommodation.   The size can be reduced further
> by placing the WC in the shower cubicle.
> https://tinyurl.com/yxrkperr
> 
> 

Yes  I went to a home open last weekend, an old house about 85 sqm. They 
had cut the laundry in half to make an ensuite for the adjacent bedroom. 
Fokking tiny, but at least house had 2 dunnies.

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  Re: anyone working 40 hr/week should be able to afford housing Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2026-09-26 07:41 +1000
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