You make more than I do lol. Hell, your minimum wage is higher than my current wage. And I'm not even a cashier anymore, that's after the raise I got for becoming a photo tech and getting a raise every year. I also see my state listed as one of the many with the lowest possible minimum, which I'm sure my company loves. Ugh. I can't wait to be out of this job. And no, it's not realistic at all. Which I think is also wrong. Minimum wage should be the absolute lowest amount a person can live off of, not the lowest amount they can get away with. This kind of b.s. is why a lot of people in this area don't even bother working, they just live off of state/government handouts. Make more that way. The system is profoundly broken. I mean, I'm barely scraping by and I work full time, I live by myself (and pay low rent because I'm 'renting' half the house from my mom and stepfather, can't afford a real apartment), I have no kids and the government is paying for my college education.
Is it realistic to expect people to live off minimum wage in the US? I think people use the threat of 'job loss' to drive off talk about a higher minimum wage in the States. I calculate that minimum wage here (universally across the nation) is USD$9.33 per hour. That would put me on US$9.88 ph, working a semi-clerical position in a supermarket 1-2 times a week. From my understanding, incraesing minimum wage would create jobs. If you're already on a very low wage, what are you going to do with an increased wage? Start saving? No way. You'll spend, because it was already hard enough to make ends meet. Spending money will stimulate the economy and create more jobs. The only people winning out of the present arrangement are those who own the capital. The capitalists. Without sounding like a communist (which I am not); as 'capitalist' is the correct term to be using. EDIT: List of U.S. minimum wages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Goodness, I thought the minimum wage was too low in NZ 0.o
I don't know about that. I don't work for WalMart. Sometimes I wish I did, as sad as that sounds. They pay better.
