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Anon gets a job
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$7.25 is the federal minimum, which is the still minimum for many states.
Eh I'm sure they'll raise it to $7.50 in a few years
And $12-15/hr is a completely reasonable wage for an adult in many states.
reasonable for who, exactly?
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/15969744
Wot now?
Added some details here: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/15969744
Which states? And can they have the same kind of financial freedom like the 80s?
Many of the southern and central US states with low cost of living, like Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, etc. You're not going to be rich, but you could afford housing, food, and other basic necessities.
An equivalent yearly salary in SF, for example, is $45-56k/year (cost of living calculator), or $22-28/hr. You certainly couldn't survive on $12-15/hr in SF, but $22-28 might be doable.
Calculations assume 8 hours/day and 250 work days per year.