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How did we get to a point where we think that the minimum amount you get paid from a company should also be enough to pay half of an average two-bedroom apartment? Why is it not "the minimum possible wage should pay for splitting a room in a lower end apartment"?

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Like, shouldn't the lowest possible tier of pay correspond to the lowest possible tier of living? A lot of ppl I knew in the bay area were two to a room, in cheaper areas/houses, and they had functional, normal lives.

9:25 PM · Nov 25, 2020

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The idea of the standard of living has gone up over the years but so has the cost. A lot of people who grew up in a suburban house with mom and dad and a full fridge will not be able to afford that as easily so they feel cheated.

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And by “easily” I mean at the same level of effort.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Nov 25, 2020

Sure, it's tough to do live anywhere beyond the minimum costs for a minimum wage job

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@drethelin

Nov 25, 2020

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@Aella_Girl

the bullshit treadmill

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Lots of people work these service jobs because they're the only ones available and they have children and families to support. Its not particularly complicated

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I mean, by this logic with minimum wage you should only be able to afford a meal a day of the cheapest food available since homelessness is a tier of living.

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The problem starts the second you take the market out of the equation and try to determine artificial price minimums.

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this logic confuses me. Why SHOULD the lowest tier of pay correspond to the lowest tier of living? Why do those need to be correlated?