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I calculated based on minimum wage 30 years ago and cost of living
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 79951823:MV81MTY2MDU3Xzk0OTE1MDg3XzIyNUFCMUVC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 78221947:MV81MTY2MDU3X0EzRkUxN0RB] I made $11/hr back in 1992 which I considered a low wage. Minimum wage in 1992 was $5.50. Federally now it’s $7.50/hr. Some states have higher. , Florida being $10/hr and California being$13/hr Prices of things since 1992 have gone up 300-700% but the Federal minimum wage has only gone up 100%. Gas, for example, has gone up 400%. Toyota pickup roughly up 500%. Rent where I used to live in 1992 has gone up 600%. Food I’m paying probably 300% more Based on my calculations with cost of living , the min wage should be, at least, $25/hr to be able to pay your bills [/quote] Another one of these threads where someone is complaining about the minimum wage. Which is geared toward the bottom of the barrel, low skilled menial jobs we have in this country. In all your ramblings I never heard once that you took a course in heavy machine operating. I didn't hear anything about you taking night classes to get an associates degree or certificate in welding, machining, drafting, road flagging etc. A job in any one of those fields and you'd be leaps and bounds above the "minimum" wage. People also don't have a true grasp on how much money they spend on crap they don't need. A gatorade at the gas station here, and candy bar there, 12 subscription services, beer and alcohol on the weekends and after work, amazon and ebay purchases. Minimum wage jobs are supposed to be temporary gigs for young people trying to figure out what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This is the time to have 2 or 3 roommates, save a shitton of money, party a little bit and plan your moves to the big leagues. Or, those jobs are meant for older people to have something to do instead of sitting in a chair with a blanket in their lap waiting 20 years to die. You're focused on the minimum instead of maximizing your skills to get paid what your deserve. NGMI [/quote]
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I made $11/hr back in 1992 which I considered a low wage. Minimum wage in 1992 was $5.50. Federally now it’s $7.50/hr. Some states have higher. , Florida being $10/hr and California being$13/hr
Prices of things since 1992 have gone up 300-700% but the Federal minimum wage has only gone up 100%. Gas, for example, has gone up 400%. Toyota pickup roughly up 500%. Rent where I used to live in 1992 has gone up 600%. Food I’m paying probably 300% more
Based on my calculations with cost of living , the min wage should be, at least, $25/hr to be able to pay your bills
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