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Someone working a full-time job should be able to support at least themselves, if not a family. If you contribute half your waking life to supporting society,
by Falkon1313 7y ago
Someone working a full-time job should be able to support at least themselves, if not a family. If you contribute half your waking life to supporting society, and in a role that society has determined is needed enough to employ you at, then what society gives you in exchange should be at the very least enough to support yourself. It's just a basic standard of a decent society.
That doesn't imply that "everyone should be entitled to whatever they want" in the negative way you're thinking of.
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- stickfigure 7y agoNot long ago I lived in Morehead, Kentucky while my wife finished up nursing school. We lived in a cute 2bd house walking distance from downtown for $425/mo. Our grocery bills were $120/week and included meat/fish, fresh veggies, and wine for every meal. We did a lot of hiking and rock climbing. I learned to play the banjo. It's not a booming economy but they have the same minimum wage jobs that they have everywhere else. If you are content with that (and I say this without judgement - many people get their life's meaning outside of work) then there are plenty of places in the US where you can have a comfortable life. Just not expensive cities.
- YeahSureWhyNot 7y agoI lived in Connecticut in a 2br/2bath condo, large living room and kitchen downstairs and 2 large bedrooms upstairs, all for $900/mo. I miss it a lot