High costs threaten NYC's creative status

Crain's New York Business reports:

New York City’s community of artists, composers, writers and other creative workers is struggling to earn enough to stay in the city, according to a report released Thursday by the Freelancers Union.

More than 40% of the city’s creative workers made less than $35,000 last year and half have little or no personal savings, according to the poll of 1,200 creative workers. Thirty-nine percent experienced a significant gap in health insurance coverage in the last year and 75% avoided seeking medical care when they were uninsured.

Another great Blue city story.Having a middle class might mean getting rid of artifically high costs like unions.