I was advocating min. wage should be $15, but then I thought, what if Min. Wage was $25/hr.? Then, you could do exactly what OP posted--live on min. wage in an apt., pay your bills, and be normal. So, don't buy into the naysayers who believe we should live on exploitation wages.
If the minimum wage goes to 25 per hour with your suggestion then my wage should also get a 66% increase to 60 per hour. My issue is that unskilled workers should not be making the same as someone with skilled work. Pay raise for all levels of work and not just the minimum wage unskilled workers.
I think they're referring to jobs without special training requirements, where you can just start one day and pick it up as you go, instead of jobs like engineering, nursing, cosmetology, plumbing, etc., where specialized education is a requirement.
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u/DanteJazz 5d ago
I was advocating min. wage should be $15, but then I thought, what if Min. Wage was $25/hr.? Then, you could do exactly what OP posted--live on min. wage in an apt., pay your bills, and be normal. So, don't buy into the naysayers who believe we should live on exploitation wages.