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Kim Schrier: “In Seattle proper you need to have a salary of at least $70,000 a year to afford a one-bedroom apartment.”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
In Seattle proper you need to have a salary of at least $70,000 a year to afford a one-bedroom apartment.
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Kim Schrier
Democratic · Washington

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Schrier highlights the high cost of living in Seattle.

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