Q. Can the economy continue to flourish if its workers cannot afford a place to live?

But these Chinese workers can't even afford to buy the products they make themselves.

Most workers can't afford to keep that up for long and the Government knows it.

In the 20th century came the assembly line, churning out cars that workers could afford.

But many low-income workers cannot afford to take any amount of time off without pay.

If companies paid a real wage, so that workers could afford a house, then there would be no need for housing benefits.

Yes, it is true that better-paid workers can afford better clothes.

Few workers can afford a television and the antenna one would require.

It would also end the problem where rural workers can no longer afford to live in the countryside.

Beds have been added to the local hospital, doctors said, but workers often cannot afford services there.