Originally Posted by
Whiskey4
My first job was working retail in a mall...full-time annual wage was $16,120. can you pay the bills in a major city like Chicago or NewYork on that??
P.S. Wasn’t a crack head. I did enjoy pixie sticks though.
Well no one is owed a "living wage".
Increasing min wage won't help, prices will just go up in lockstep...job growth is the only true solution to helping people out. More demand means higher wages. We're starting to see its effects now after wages being stagnant for so long.