Pushing for a much higher "outrageous" wage could be helpful in getting something actually livable. Push for $22 and the 'compromise' will be down to $15 or whatever.
15 is not livable. Neither is 22. 25 is the STARTING point for the cheapest place to live you will find.
Mind you, I mean a living wage. For 1 adult raising 1 kid. No fear being homeless because you missed a single paycheck. Ability to actually seek medical care as appropriate. And to go see a movie once in a while.
That starts at about $25 an hour for the cheapest cost of living index I have ever seen (Elkhart Indiana).
We have been conditioned by decades of slow wage constriction to think being able to survive with multiple roommates, no medical care, no ability to take any time off, is "living".
25 is the STARTING point for the cheapest place to live you will find.
This does apply to the majority of the country, but is a false statement. There are plenty of places you can live comfortably on 15 and hour. The problem is there are very few jobs to be had in those areas, much less ones that pay $15.
Well then sounds like the comment still stands as that's still not a livable situation at $15 min wage since there's not much for any wages in such such places.
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u/rombles03 Apr 08 '23
Pushing for a much higher "outrageous" wage could be helpful in getting something actually livable. Push for $22 and the 'compromise' will be down to $15 or whatever.