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It seems like McDonald's was providing an additional service for its low pay workers, so it seems a bit rude for the Atlantic to jump on them. Clearly it is dif
by Jd 13y ago
It seems like McDonald's was providing an additional service for its low pay workers, so it seems a bit rude for the Atlantic to jump on them. Clearly it is difficult to live on $1K/m but I'm sure its possible -- I've done it myself ($300/rent $60/utils $180/food $150/books). Eventually I saved up and bought a car for $700.
The real question is why someone making only $1K post-tax had an apartment that costs $600 a month.
- ontoillogical 13y agoThe fact that you think that your student budget is applicable to single parents is laughable. $600 is really low for rent in a lot of places. And before you say that someone making so little should move to a rural area where their minimum wage will amount to a higher standard of living, let me point out that NYC has McDonald's too. 7.25/hr is not a living wage. http://www.fastfoodforward.org/en/ http://www.fastfoodforward.org/en/
- Jd 13y agoI fail to see where in the original article it mentioned any costs relative to parenting. So turning this to talk about the costs of single parenting seems a non sequitur. also, when you say 7.25/hr is not a living wage, I think you have to take into account the location. In NYC you are right. However in many parts of the world this would be considered a very good wage. Cities generally deal with this by raising the minimum wage within the city, something I think is a very good policy. Btw, in my original example I wasn't living in a rural area.
- doktrin 13y agoThis attitude reeks of privileged condescension.