That's because minimum wage isn't designed to keep a roof over your head. It's for people with the minimum skills and experience and the minimum needs.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25/hr. That’s less than $15,000 a year—not nearly enough to keep a roof over your head.
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Not trying to argue, but minimum wage was implemented to stop extreme wage abuses. ALL people deserve a roof over their heads regardless!! More affordable housing is needed.
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A low minimum wage was a motivator for me to get an education and a career. When I was a teenager, no one looked at minimum wage jobs as careers.
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In the past (before 1980ish) it was possible to get a job in mills, other industrial settings, that paid a living family wage. In 1975 a millworker in my area made $18+ hr. Same job today in same place is $16. 43 years later, prices way up, wages down.
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And what is the poverty level considered ? There’s No place you can live on minimum wages or disability payments
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Glad you mentioned disability income. Or worse, SSI.
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What percentage of minimum wage workers are having to put a roof over their head. Because if that was one’s career choice they need to make better choices.
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My family of 4 qualified for food stamps on my salary when I started my teaching career. I suppose that was not a very good career choice.
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