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re: Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state

Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:38 pm to
Posted by ShortyRob
Member since Oct 2008
82116 posts
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:38 pm to
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If 1 person making minimum wage is supposed to live in a fair market rental, then who in the world is supposed to live in below market rentals?

Posted by Bristol Dawg
God's Country
Member since Jul 2016
2934 posts
Posted on 7/16/20 at 11:56 pm to
Why would junior high and high school kids need to pay rent. If you’re older than that, you made some poor choices.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
86193 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:04 am to
there are like 540,000 people on minimum wage out of the 80 something million hourly workers.

I doubt I could even find a job only paying minimum wage rt now. I drove by a fricking Arby's saying $10/hr.

Get yourself a roommate.

Oh, and arent farmers begging for workers right now? Those frickers can go double or triple their wages rt now if they want to.
This post was edited on 7/17/20 at 12:07 am
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
86193 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:08 am to
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$874.55 rent allowance


My rent was never above 800 in college for a one bed room. Hell we paid 1200 for a 3 once, so that was only 400.
This post was edited on 7/17/20 at 12:10 am
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
86193 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:18 am to
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they don't like facts dude. just ignore em


High rent has nothing to do with minimum wage.

In places like new york its high demand with not as many properties available.

Or its foreign companies buying up property.

Or the housing market crashing sending owners into rentals, raising rental prices.

Or more people are going to school, delaying marriage and staying in rentals longer.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
42405 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:30 am to
quote:

You can get a job in oregon trimming weed



What kind of weed? Are there perks?
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
Member since Dec 2007
27565 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 12:58 am to
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You seem completely stuck on not being able to comprehend that people in 2020 basically don't make the minimum wage.


Well, the topic is minimum wage. You obviously want to talk about a different topic. Start your different thread on your different topic and continue talking to yourself.

By the way, if everyone already pays higher than minimum wage, there will be no impact if it is raised.
This post was edited on 7/17/20 at 1:01 am
Posted by tigergirl10
Member since Jul 2019
10681 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 3:07 am to
They can if they get section 8 or EITC like some folks.
Posted by Mr Perfect
Member since Mar 2010
17836 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 3:39 am to
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Well, the topic is minimum wage. You obviously want to talk about a different topic. Start your different thread on your different topic and continue talking to yourself.


lol got em
Posted by SwampGar
Texas
Member since Jan 2020
1420 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 3:50 am to
So many of y’all just plain suck at life.
Posted by Pepperoni
Mar-a-Lago
Member since Aug 2013
4148 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 4:15 am to
+1
quote:

Minimum wage workers have two options- work more - or find better paying work.

Or find a roommate or two.
Posted by Chalkywhite84
New orleans
Member since Dec 2016
33902 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 4:59 am to
You said weaves and rims
Funny thing is whjte people get more assistance than black people
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
112663 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 5:43 am to
there's a law that prohibits them from having a roommate?
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27832 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:05 am to
They all have cell phones
Posted by lsuhunt555
Teakwood Village Breh
Member since Nov 2008
38976 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:13 am to
Based on one of my most recent experience at Wendys, I don't give a frick. Those people don't want to work, theyre just there because they have to be.
Posted by ShoeBang
Member since May 2012
21837 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:14 am to
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Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state


No one ever, ever said they should be able to.
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:15 am to
No shite. Minimum wage jobs aren't careers. Not supposed to be able to live off that shite, they are temp until you get out of school and begin your career.
Posted by oogabooga68
Member since Nov 2018
27194 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:16 am to
The world has a population problem.

We need to stop paying people to feed and breed.

The only thing that saves civilization is a cold, hard dose of Darwinism.....I wish I wasn't right.....
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
16027 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:19 am to
Min wage was never meant to support a person to afford rent or mortgage payments.
It was created to give a minimum wage. That’s it.

It has morphed into a new ideological argument about ‘living wage’ but that is an entirely different thing. No government should mandate a ‘living wage’. There is no way in any economically sound principal that it makes sense to pay a fry cook an hourly wage suitable to pay for cost of living expenses.

Bring on the machines
Posted by The Sea Otter
Member since Mar 2019
582 posts
Posted on 7/17/20 at 7:20 am to
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You can get a job in oregon trimming weed for $13.50 an hour and up to 80 hours a week if you want.



"How much you selling that weed for, old man?"
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