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>Wages have been flat for so long that the slight increase in costs, distributed around a person's life, caused by the pandemic pushes McJobs into "working ther
by treis 5y ago
>Wages have been flat for so long that the slight increase in costs, distributed around a person's life, caused by the pandemic pushes McJobs into "working there makes a loss" territory
Just to be clear, you think working at a McJob actually costs you money?
- prawn 5y agoJob may require you to have a car/commute or pay for public transport, pay for services you'd otherwise have time to do yourself, to pay to put children into childcare (my childcare is AU$122 per day, per child).
- lsaferite 5y agoI think the term you'd want to research is "Welfare Cliff".
- wolfram74 5y agoBusinesses have operating expenses that mean they operate at a loss despite selling product, why is it in conceivable the same might apply for laborers? Transport, shelter, food, tons of jobs offer pay such that at the end of the month, you're losing money and still living in substandard conditions.
- treis 5y agoWhether you make enough at a McJob to pay for everything is a different claim than the one the GP made. Their claim, at least how I read it, is that you lose money by working a McJob.