<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Those of you on this list with adult children struggling with housing know this already but now you can see the actual figures. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">How many hours do you have to work (by state) to afford a modest 2 bedroom unit? Click on a state and you’ll get the breakdown of wages, hours, and cost. When I was growing up; it took approximately one week per month to pay your rent. Now, check out how the poor are getting squeezed further down into poverty or become simply, homeless.</div><a href="http://nlihc.org/oor" class="">http://nlihc.org/oor</a><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Does anyone remember when McCain was asked during the Presidential campaign how many houses he and his wife owned? He didn’t know the answer!</div></body></html>