Jesus Christ rent on Guam is just crazyhttps://twitter.com/essej45/status/1250965982970929152 …
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Lani Mermaid Retweeted Jesse
Jesus Christ rent on Guam is just crazyhttps://twitter.com/essej45/status/1250965982970929152 …
Lani Mermaid added,
Giiiirl that's LA! Their minimum wage is $12/hr. Guam's is <$9. And other things in comparison to LA are more expensive here (gas, fresh food, etc.). The military and colonization in general have priced locals out of their land and housing.
cost of living in Guam/Marianas is appallingly high. food in particular gets me every time. LA at least is gonna be at $15/hr min wage soon. not to fuel the comparison but colonial-military island economics make for a special kind of struggle.
I wish there was an explainer video/infographic that could help spell out for folks why Guam's economy is the way it is. resources like that might help make it easier for local politicians to propose changes that folks can understand & get behind
I totally agree with that, it would be awesome! Even trying to explain to people on here why minimum wage raise needed to happen a long time ago was a pain to do in a series of tweets. It's something you understand better when you either come from or have lived somewhere else.
I guess since growing up in Saipan we’ve seen people rent whole ass houses for $400/mo. Or see 2bd/2bath apts with a GORGEOUS view of the bay, w/pool and laundry for $750 (which we still thought was too much). Diff in min wage between Spn and Gu is what < $2?
GU landlords think we’re in HI or NY or something. 
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