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Ah yes, the classic "if you can't afford it then move out" meme. Who will collect garbage? Who will serve tables? Who will do all the jobs that most people woul
by hanniabu 4y ago
Ah yes, the classic "if you can't afford it then move out" meme. Who will collect garbage? Who will serve tables? Who will do all the jobs that most people would hate to do and we pay them peanuts for it?
When money is so tight who has time to take off to go interview at jobs 2hrs away and afford the money to commute to the interview? Who has the time go look at apartments 2 hrs at when you're working 2-3 jobs?
Why is it so difficult to recognize there's a systemic problem?
- itake 4y agoClearly, business owners still have access to low income labor, otherwise there would be no one serving the tables or collecting the garbage. If employers can't find staffing, they can raise wages to make their job offers more attractive. I don't think the problems you stated exist.
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- onlyrealcuzzo 4y agoPedantic - but contrary to popular belief, sanitation workers are not paid minimum wage - they start at $40k and get paid >$83k after 5 1/2 years: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/press-releases/become-a-new-york-city-sanitation-worker-for-your-community-for-your-family-for-you https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/site/resources/press-releas... This, with a pretty good pension. Comparing sanitation workers to low paid service workers (WITHOUT a pension) is like comparing apples to oranges.
- itake 4y agoValid point. I only mentioned the sanitation workers b/c the original author did.