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A "living wage" bundles the assumption that a single wage must pay for all your expenses in maintaining a predetermined standard of living and that there's no o
by ben509 7y ago
A "living wage" bundles the assumption that a single wage must pay for all your expenses in maintaining a predetermined standard of living and that there's no other possible arrangement that should be considered.
And that is, in fact, insane, as it's contrary to the experience of anyone who has worked two jobs, shared a flat, budgeted, or otherwise been creative in making ends meet.
- fwip 7y ago"People deserve to be able to live comfortably on a single job at 40 hours a week." "Nuh uh, some people have been creative and survived under the current system!"