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> but "60% of new yorkers are not earning a living wage" is inaccurate If we define living way as proper healthcare, paid time off, paid sick leave, adequate i

> but "60% of new yorkers are not earning a living wage" is inaccurate If we define living way as proper healthcare, paid time off, paid sick leave, adequate income to put into savings/retirement.. enough money for education, childcare.... then do you think that number is inaccurate? I sure don't. And this doesn't have much to do with new york. At least half of the US population lives under these conditions.. probably even more. The term living wage means more than putting a roof over your head and having a job. It's being able to not feel basically like a slave.

gen220 4y ago
The (uncomfortable for us) reality is, for many people living in NYC, the things you mention are not considered minimum standards for a happy or fulfilled life. 4.4 million people in NYC are immigrants, many of them coming from situations where the phrase "standard of living" carries no water. These people want their children or childrens' children to have the life you describe, and see that as fair. I'm not saying it's a good thing or an acceptable thing, merely calling it what it is. I agree with you that the government should be funding a higher standard of living for all. But reality as it exists today is more complicated than the platonic ideals we'd like it to be.