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what does 2475 dollars get you in Toronto

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2019.07.13

I saw a (badly written) article about new apartment building construction in Toronto that contained this line:

"bringing the cost of an average-sized unit of 794 square feet to $2,475". 794 square feet would be a livable one-bedroom apartment or a very cramped two bedroom e.g.:


Just to pay the rent you'd need to be making about $40,000 a year before taxes. That's the average salary of an adult in this city.

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Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

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