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Even with all that factored in, and even with skipping meals, not traveling anywhere minimum wage does not afford one a roof over their head. Maybe with hours of commute it could start working out (if far away remote places are considered) but commute time is not included as wage and commute also costs money so it breaks the equation again. But CEOs are getting insane paychecks and bonuses.

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I don’t think commute should factor into this discussion at all. People choose to live in expensive urban cities, why not move to a cheaper place? The point of opportunity is that everyone has it, but people that take advantage of it and succeed get chastised while other people who don’t wish to apply themselves get angry. Then add children on top of it and you have people with multiple kids living on minimum wage who feel entitled to earn more money because of their poor choices and family planning.

Cheaper places have fewer work opportunities and one end up with slightly cheaper rents and even lower wages but thats okay if the wage is enough to pay rent. Minimum wage is not. The assertion I made is not for expensive places but not rural either. Anywhere urban is already hard to make a living on Applebee’s salaries.

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