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Hi Mr. Cherney! I've been following you on Facebook and you already have my vote. My question to you is, as residents of Charleston what can we do with the extreme income disparity here? Workers (especially those in the hospitality industry) aren't being paid living wages. We're being priced out of our homes. The cost of living here is astronomical compared to wages. Our infrastructure cannot support all of the new residents. People are having to look for housing hours outside the city just to afford rent. How can we change that? I love my home but my rent has gone up every single year while my place is falling apart and my complex looks like an abandoned property. I cannot find an affordable place to live. I know this is one of the biggest problems Charlestonians face. Forget Southern Charm, those people represent less than .001% of the people that live and struggle here. But of course, they get a voice and those of us struggling to survive have no voice at all.

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