Comment on The salary a single person needs to get by in every U.S. state

• luckyhunter@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well then this article is flawed from the get go. The minimum “living wage” for a individual is the minimum living wage for 2 people divided by 2. If a individual wants to live on their own then that is above the minimum.

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  • SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I agree that this article is flawed, though it seems to be aiming for “click bait fun” rather than “expert financial advice”. So I think your expectations might be flawed.

    Furthermore, speaking of the “minimum living wage”, I think this FDR quote is relevant:

    and by living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level-I mean the wages of decent living. With that in mind, I don’t agree with your assertion that wanting to live alone constitutes more than the minimum expectation an American should have for a decent living.

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    • luckyhunter@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      those are 2 different things. minimum is bare minimum, I could argue living in your car, or in a box under the bridge is minimum. “Decent” would be something closer to “moderate” which is something closer to what these numbers represent. Living alone on 1 income certainly is decent, but it’s far above minimum.

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