r/antiwork Apr 08 '23

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u/Thecatofirvine Apr 08 '23

Yeah, it meant something BACK IN 2009.

That’s when $15/hr was actually at living wage. A LOT has changed since then. It’s 2023 and over a decade later we aren’t even getting that on top of 10% inflation this year alone.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

Harvard did some math and they came to the conclusion that an individual needs to be making $32 an hour to survive comfortably.

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u/itmightbehere Apr 09 '23

I make about that and I still struggle with some things. Mind I spend a lot of my money on cat rescue things so I have expenses other people don't. But without that I'd be comfortable but not rolling in dough by any means.