• FluffyToaster621@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Correct, they make around $1 above minimum—~$8.45 on average—which is around $2 above poverty wage…

      Even $15/h isn’t enough to survive in a non-rotting apartment, unless you walk to work, don’t eat any healthy nutritious foods, and give up on any and all hobbies/interests.

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        1 year ago

        $15/hr is $30k/year, and an enormous amount of people live on that. Median income in my state is 31k/year.

        Not everywhere is LA.