Pedantic - 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.

Pedantic - 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.