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> Nobody in America with a job is poor enough to be hungry. That's an absurdly out-of-touch statement.
by King-Aaron 8y ago
> Nobody in America with a job is poor enough to be hungry.
That's an absurdly out-of-touch statement.
- pandem 8y agoI think I heard recently on NPR that an American making minimum wage earns enough to buy 100k kcal per day. (Sorry, no source) If you compare that to countries where people actually starve you should be able to see the difference
- aardvark291 8y ago> earns enough to buy 100k kcal per day Calories alone is a pretty limited view of nutrition. Sure, I could drink vegetable oil or eat donuts for every meal...
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoWhat about being able to rent or buy a house in addition to feeding yourself? Besides, there's a lot of "jobs" out there right now where minimum wage does not apply - the service industry (where it has to be filled by tips, which are voluntary, but if you don't tip you're both 'stealing' people's wages and will get shit treatment), the "gig economy", etcetera.