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How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 33931923:MV8yMTM5NDA2XzM2MTI4MzgyX0NDMDk2OTky] [quote:skeptic 8198777:MV8yMTM5NDA2XzM2MTI3MDMzXzJERjJFQzA=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 33931923:MV8yMTM5NDA2XzM2MTI2ODc3X0Q3NzExOTAw] [quote:Anonymous Coward 18834326:MV8yMTM5NDA2X0ZCQTNEQTdE] http://www.upworthy.com/how-many-minimum-wage-work-hours-does-it-take-to-afford-a-2-bdrm-apartment-in-yo?c=la3 How Many Minimum Wage Hours Does It Take To Afford A Two-Bedroom Apartment In Your State? Washington: 80 Hours - TWICE as much a Full Time Oregon: 71 Hours California: [b]130 Hours[/b] Idaho: 71 Hours Nevada: [b]92 Hours[/b] Utah: 77 Hours Arizona: 85 Hours New Hampshire: [b]106 Hours[/b] - Connecticut: [b]114 Hours[/b] NEW YORK: [b]136 HOURS[/b] MARYLAND: [b]137 HOURS[/b] NEW JERSEY: [b]138 HOURS[/b] - 98 HOURS over FULL TIME What part of this are you Teabilly NOT getting?! Are you brainwashed or just dumb?! [/quote] Hey, asshat. Entry level jobs paying minimum wage were never expected to support an independent adult or a family. They used to be filed with high school and college kids who were still living at home, basically unskilled labor. If someone is 30, 40, 50 years old and still unskilled, that's their own fault and not the fault of their employer. They deserve whatever living hell they get. [/quote] I know people who've worked in textiles and furniture their entire lives--we're talking 30-40 years. YOU try getting a job in a depressed economy with such a specialized skill-set when the only jobs available pay minimum with the "opportunity" to advance up to an additional $.25 and hour every other year. It's how capitalism works, fucker. Employers run their business to retain the most profit for themselves, and if they can get the same output from $7.25/hr. from a 16-year old as they can from a 45-year old with three kids to support, who the hell do you think they're going to hire? Just because you come up with some witty retort on the interwebz doesn't give you the moral high ground. [/quote] Well it all boils down to the question "what is the purpose of a business"? Easy answer - to make money for the owner. Not to create jobs, not to benefit the community, not to sell something. THE PURPOSE OF A BUSINESS, fucknut, IS TO MAKE MONEY FOR THE OWNERSHIP. That goes from a kid's lemonade stand to a multi-national corporation. Its too bad that you've lived such a sheltered life that no one has ever apparently pulled you aside and told you that. If the employee doesn't like the wage, they are free to leave. If enough employees leave, the business will have to increase wages to entice people to come back to work there. If a competitor business want to hire good employees away, they offer better wages. If you don't like either business, then get out and open your own and compete with them. That's how it works, drone. [/quote]
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How Many Minimum Wage Hours Does It Take To Afford A Two-Bedroom Apartment In Your State?
Washington: 80 Hours - TWICE as much a Full Time
Oregon: 71 Hours
California:
130 Hours
Idaho: 71 Hours
Nevada:
92 Hours
Utah: 77 Hours
Arizona: 85 Hours
New Hampshire:
106 Hours
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Connecticut:
114 Hours
NEW YORK:
136 HOURS
MARYLAND:
137 HOURS
NEW JERSEY:
138 HOURS
- 98 HOURS over FULL TIME
What part of this are you Teabilly NOT getting?!
Are you brainwashed or just dumb?!
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