Comment on Minimum Wage Needed to Meet Cost of Living in US States (OC)

Steve@communick.news ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No, these are using the cost of living numbers for an individual. Cost of living for a family of four is over 2x higher by their same calculations.

  So for two individuals making $35 an hour they would be close to affording comfortable cost of living in the cheapest state. Or it we were to make it equivalent to one individual’s income being enough for a family, they would need to be earning like 80 an hour

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  • Steve@communick.news ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Well damn then.
    That’s extra depressing.

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