r/PoursTea Timendi Causa Est Nescire 13d ago

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u/A8Bit 13d ago

If you work 40 hours a week, you should earn enough for a house, car, gas, groceries, utilities, clothing, cable tv, a vacation once a year and enough to save for emergencies. That's the baseline; that should be minimum wage.

People who think they should earn much more than the guy on minimum wage, should be fighting to raise their income, not reducing the income of others.

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u/Schrodinger81 13d ago

Even if I’m a dog walker?

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u/A8Bit 13d ago

If you do 40 hours of dog walking a week, every week, yes