Comment on Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore
ramble81@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
This lines up pretty well where I live and I’m in a major metro area (San Antonio). Rent would get you something pretty small though but not impossible. Food, phone and internet are about spot on for what I pay currently. Utilities for a small studio/1br track about there. Transportation is a bit off depending on if you own a car or not.
But regardless, even if the numbers are close, it just drives the point home that much more.
nathan@lem.permisuan.com 3 days ago
But minimum wage is 7.25 in tx
TransNeko@lemmy.world 3 days ago
minimum wage in every state is $7.25 due to it being the federal minimum wage. it’s just that a few blue states made local laws making non-federal jobs have a higher state minimum wage in cities (emphasis on cities only). – but these states also raised the city tax to compensate which cancels out half of the minimum wage raise.
but it’s better than red states where many filthy republicans have been trying to introduce laws lowering the minimum wage while still increasing taxes.