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> $10/hr is not "okay". By "okay" I mostly mean "has basic essentials" - namely, food, water, and shelter. It means you ain't homeless and dying of starvation

> $10/hr is not "okay". By "okay" I mostly mean "has basic essentials" - namely, food, water, and shelter. It means you ain't homeless and dying of starvation. It means you're surviving. The difference between that and "good" is financial independence - being able to afford to save money, and to afford health insurance (though I'd prefer single-payer), and to afford hobbies or leisure. And for the record, I believe we all deserve no less than "good". Our country is, after all, founded on the idea that everyone has the inalienable right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness", and we shouldn't be satisfied until everyone can exercise those rights. We can't get there, however, unless and until we get to at least "okay".

jjk166 6y ago
This is the wealthiest nation on earth in the most prosperous period in history, someone working 40 hours per week to support this society should be doing a lot better than "not dying of starvation." Food, water, shelter, and nothing more is the wage of a slave, not a free man in a free society.
- yellowapple 6y ago
  > someone working 40 hours per week to support this society should be doing a lot better than "not dying of starvation." I agree 100%. That doesn't change the fact that if we can't achieve "not dying of starvation" we have absolutely zero chance of achieving "free man in a free society".