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> $10/hr is not "okay". I had a good quality of life on around that as a single man. Of course if you live in SF where a coffee can set you back $5 or $6 and

> $10/hr is not "okay". I had a good quality of life on around that as a single man. Of course if you live in SF where a coffee can set you back $5 or $6 and you eat out for half your meals it’s hard to really understand. The biggest downside was not the pay but the stability which was a constant source of stress.

csb6 6y ago
As a single man when? $10 an hour today is significantly less valuable than $10 an hour in the past. Since the minimum wage is not tied to inflation, every year the minimum wage is effectively cut. Not to mention the skyrocketing costs of college, increasing rent in a lot of major cities where jobs are, and the constantly increasing cost of healthcare.
- iateanapple 6y ago
  > Not to mention the skyrocketing costs of college, increasing rent in a lot of major cities where jobs are, and the constantly increasing cost of healthcare. I hear you but you are looking at it from a very skewed perspective. Look at college - you don’t need it to gain a high level of education anymore. It’s still very useful to get into better jobs - but those jobs are paying way more than $10/hr. Likewise where I’m from rents have been fairly stable for the past decade. The major cities with ever increasing rent have average jobs paying a lot higher than $10/hr. On healthcare - it’s already been covered better by others here but it’s not a big concern.
pphysch 6y ago
> The biggest downside was not the pay but the stability which was a constant source of stress. I'm missing the part how suffering chronic distress (over financials) is part of a "good" or "okay" QoL.
- iateanapple 6y ago
  > I'm missing the part how suffering chronic distress (over financials) is part of a "good" or "okay" QoL. I’m highlighting that a minimum wage hike is not the answer. And depending on your constitution chronic stress is quite compatible with a high QoL. Ask any new parents for example.

csb6 6y ago

As a single man when? $10 an hour today is significantly less valuable than $10 an hour in the past. Since the minimum wage is not tied to inflation, every year the minimum wage is effectively cut. Not to mention the skyrocketing costs of college, increasing rent in a lot of major cities where jobs are, and the constantly increasing cost of healthcare.

iateanapple 6y ago
> Not to mention the skyrocketing costs of college, increasing rent in a lot of major cities where jobs are, and the constantly increasing cost of healthcare. I hear you but you are looking at it from a very skewed perspective. Look at college - you don’t need it to gain a high level of education anymore. It’s still very useful to get into better jobs - but those jobs are paying way more than $10/hr. Likewise where I’m from rents have been fairly stable for the past decade. The major cities with ever increasing rent have average jobs paying a lot higher than $10/hr. On healthcare - it’s already been covered better by others here but it’s not a big concern.

pphysch 6y ago

> The biggest downside was not the pay but the stability which was a constant source of stress. I'm missing the part how suffering chronic distress (over financials) is part of a "good" or "okay" QoL.

iateanapple 6y ago
> I'm missing the part how suffering chronic distress (over financials) is part of a "good" or "okay" QoL. I’m highlighting that a minimum wage hike is not the answer. And depending on your constitution chronic stress is quite compatible with a high QoL. Ask any new parents for example.