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re: what exactly is a living wage?
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:13 am to drizztiger
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:13 am to drizztiger
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But IMO I prefer people to work - and a full time worker should be able to pay his family basic needs w/o govt assistance.
Someone who works a job that only pays minimum wage should be arrested for choosing to have a family. Don't have a fricking kid if you can't take care of yourself. How hard is that? 98% of workers who make minimum wage are under 22, so it really shouldn't be so fricking hard.
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Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:15 am to Rio
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I'm not gong to say this is the dumbest thing I've ever read, but I will say it definitely ranks in the top 5.
Member since May 2015
lol
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a full time worker should be able to pay his family basic needs w/o govt assistance.
And that's exactly what I do. It's not my fault you chose to have kids.
That made no sense.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:33 am to GRTiger
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How hard is that? 98% of workers who make minimum wage are under 22, so it really shouldn't be so fricking hard.
not even close. quote:https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/upshot/minimum-wage.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1
Minimum-wage workers are older than they used to be. Their average age is 35, and 88 percent are at least 20 years old. Half are older than 30, and about a third are at least 40.
These patterns are somewhat new. In 1979, 27 percent of low-wage workers (those making $10.10 per hour or less in today’s dollars) were teenagers, compared with 12 percent in 2013, according to John Schmitt and Janelle Jones
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:34 am to Sl4m
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Whatever it is it's not an out of high school job.
Learn a trade or go to college.
Flipping burgers is not, and should not provide for a family. Life is rewards and punishments.
I disagree. Someone owns these burger places. They had to start somewhere, from one store to franchising out across the country. Those guys that are millionaires started out flipping burgers. They just took it to the next level.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:36 am to dgnx6
quote:That's like .0001% of people who flip burgers. It's just a line to inspire the dregs of society.
Those guys that are millionaires started out flipping burgers.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:38 am to Sl4m
quote:It says half are over 30 and the very oldest millennials are 35, so i guess gen x isn't all it is made out to be.
That says more about the new generation of shits than anything else. Every generation is worst than the last, the ones failing now, prove it.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:40 am to ByteMe
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If the wealthiest people in the world would give all of their money to the poorest, in 5 years the previous wealthy people would be wealthy again, and the poor would be poor again.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:56 am to Rio
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I'm not gong to say this is the dumbest thing I've ever read, but I will say it definitely ranks in the top 5.
quote:You're not even a good troll.
And that's exactly what I do. It's not my fault you chose to have kids.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:04 am to GreatLakesTiger24
They include those making up to and "slightly over" $10.10/hour (40% more than MW), so I assume their goal was to make it appear as if MW earners are older. That article should probably be disregarded. They also include retirees who intentionally take MW jobs just to stay busy, but haven't necessarily earned MW their whole life (and most probably didn't). Their income is supplemented with other sources.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:07 am to drizztiger
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You're not even a good troll.
it's not a troll when it's the truth.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:10 am to Mr.Perfect
It's a standard of living wage. Basically it's a way for the lazy to continue to be lazy or the "dreamers" to continue to "live their dream" without actually trying to chase their dream.
You'll notice a lot of artists and rich guilt liberals calling for a living wage because they know the "poor artist" can't make it on their own doing "art".
frick em. Learn to sell your art or go learn a money making trade.
You'll notice a lot of artists and rich guilt liberals calling for a living wage because they know the "poor artist" can't make it on their own doing "art".
frick em. Learn to sell your art or go learn a money making trade.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:13 am to Brosef Stalin
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$500,000/yr
Not sure how people can do that
Posted on 5/23/15 at 9:18 am to Mr.Perfect
One where you can support a family of 4 above the poverty line? About $11.50.
Buffet is right on this. Support it through the tax code. He wants to expand EITC. I'd change the way the personal exemption works and calculate it based on hours worked (2080 standard for management). If you work 2 jobs, you get 2 exemptions.
That's the way we subsidize business - through the tax code.
Buffet is right on this. Support it through the tax code. He wants to expand EITC. I'd change the way the personal exemption works and calculate it based on hours worked (2080 standard for management). If you work 2 jobs, you get 2 exemptions.
That's the way we subsidize business - through the tax code.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 10:06 am to Mr.Perfect
The term "living wage" can't be the same for everyone. It varies based upon how many children you have, and unfortunately we can't stop the poors from making more children.
When I first got out of undergrad I was making 28k, supporting myself, and paying for grad school in cash.
When I first got out of undergrad I was making 28k, supporting myself, and paying for grad school in cash.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:08 pm to ByteMe
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Member since May 2015
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ByteMe
How the hell is that relevant?
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:15 pm to Mr.Perfect
Enough to have food to eat, a place to stay and still be able to send half of the wage back to Mexico.
Posted on 5/23/15 at 1:15 pm to Lionnation1993
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As a single guy I calculated a $50,000 salary would be more than enough to live comfortably in the South with a nice apartment, new car, ect. But hopefully with my degree I'll make 2-3 times that lol
haha u poor baw
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