Income: $50k After tax: $41k Rent, nice 1br: $12k Left with: $29k Min. Wage: $15k ($7.75/hr) After tax: $13k Rent, cheap 1br: $7.2k Left with: $5.8k People are to survive on less than $6k/yr, and they still haven't paid any other bills? This Is Not Sustainable. Fight For $15!
Time to pay bills. Per year Electric: $600 Water/Sewer/Trash: $600 Phone: $600 This single person has yet to see their friends, or socialize at all. $400 for bootstraps, I guess. This Is Not Sustainable. Fight for $15!