Even If The Minimum Wage Were $15, Workers Still Couldn’t Make Rent

People who make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour can’t find an affordable place to live anywhere in the country, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. But perhaps even more surprising is that even if the minimum wage were raised to $15 an hour — the level low-wage workers have been demanding in a constant flow of strikes and protests and the highest level supported by Democratic lawmakers — they would still be out of luck....
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/05/26/3782209/minimum-wage-rent-affordability/