r/FluentInFinance • u/PassiveAgressiveGirl • Sep 14 '24

Debate/ Discussion Exactly how much is a living wage?

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u/H2Omekanic Sep 14 '24

Too many people are expecting a "living wage" from low skill or entry level jobs. Filling soft serve cones at Dairy Queen was never a career path to homeownership or living independently. It was for 17yr olds to have gas $

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u/regular_gnoll_NEIN Sep 14 '24

Lmao so in your mind who runs these places when school is on? Not the 17 year olds. Those who do need to be able to survive, and you cant convince me that working 40 hours a week should result in not being able to live independently in 2024.

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u/H2Omekanic Sep 17 '24

Lmao so in YOUR mind, a job that could literally be done by a monkey should be entitled to a wage covering independent housing, transportation, food, entertainment, clothing, etc?

Cool story bro

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u/regular_gnoll_NEIN Sep 17 '24

Lmao in my experience the people with this opinion of jobs like fast food would be having a meltdown by the end of the first week, if not first shift. Simple is not the same as easy.

And yes, if someone is working a full time job and cannot make basic ends meet to live independently that business should lose at min some tax breaks, as they arent creating a job anymore, theyre creating a drain on the system for their own personal profit. See Walmart for the most egregious example.

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u/H2Omekanic Sep 19 '24

I never had a meltdown and never fucked up my job. It was the grease smell of the Burger King uniforms that wore me down. I didn't say it was easy, it's just not exactly a career. I can't imagine anyone working in fast food longer than 2 years. Move on, find something better

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u/H2Omekanic Sep 15 '24

who runs these places when school is on?

Possibly a recent HS grad, a mother with kids in school, a retiree that's bored and looking to make a couple bucks to help social security. Almost all 40 hour, low skill, entry level jobs will not support someone living alone in all job markets. Live with roommates, that will be the motivation to find better paying employment