Why is the concept of building employees incomes a livable wage ‘madness’?

To the editor: This text shared that the minimal wage for residential building employees sought by six of the town’s councilpersons is $32.35 (“The house building trade is bleeding employees. May paying them extra assist rebuild L.A.?,” Sept. 30). A employee employed 40 hours each week for the 52 weeks in a 12 months would make $5,607 per 30 days earlier than taxes.

In accordance with Residences.com, the common hire for a two-bedroom condominium in Los Angeles is $3,005 per 30 days, whereas the common for a two-bedroom home is $4,496 per 30 days. These rents don’t go away a lot to stay on for a building employee in our metropolis. But the president of the Valley Trade and Commerce Assn. referred to as $32.35 “absolute madness.” What’s actually insane right here?

Mark Driskill, Lengthy Seashore