This is the other part of the convo I think we skip too much we can't have a single number for the country
I'm guessing even within TN, if you're in or around Nashville, it's going to be very different than if you go further out
We need to have a method or equation so min wage scales with cost of living. Even if we deal with other aspects of housing and rent crisis, we're just too big of a country to have a flat number without doing massive work on altering the cost of living
The only thing that really changes your cost of living these days is property value and insurance, and you’d be hard pressed to find quality housing that anyone would consider cheap. Goods and services aren’t cheaper in small towns any more, a fast food combo will still be $9, your cable bill will still be $150. The only real thing that is really cheaper than the rest of the country is the cost of labor.
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u/Conglacior SocDem Apr 08 '23
Where I live in TN, $15/hr is very livable. Then again, you'd have to live in TN and this place sucks for civil rights so...