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How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?

 
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
Hey AC,
The rent is per month, so the hours would be per month also, not per week.

Two or three people working minimum wage jobs could easily share a 2 bedroom apt.

If you're wanting to live like the wealthy while doing a job that any teenager could do, it's not gonna happen.
 Quoting: MuzzleBreak


Fuck, you teatard! LOL

Yes, because people are always saying, "I work 120 to 160 hours a month"!

LOL

It's per week!

Get a clue!
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I can see why you are a perfect minimum-wage kind of person.
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I own my own business, fuckwad! I have for 9 years.

I don't suck corporate dick like yourselves.
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Paper routes don't count.

Fail.
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02/14/2013 06:35 PM
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
how much in Tejas ?
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02/14/2013 06:36 PM
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
If you're wanting to live like the wealthy while doing a job that any teenager could do, it's not gonna happen.
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Well sorry but that's just not fair. Everyone should get paid equally for their work, because everyone contributes to everything that everyone benefits from. And it's all thanks to the government.
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Ain't nothin fair dipshit.

Be productive or die. that is the world we live in. Ask the zebra if he thinks it is fair that the lions have claws and teeth.

this "that aint fair" bullshit should have been slapped out of your mouth by the time you were 5.
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02/14/2013 06:42 PM
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
You slaves work nearly 400 hours a month, or over 4800 hours a year slaving away for your cell box.

wakeup
 Quoting: Children of the Atom
we cannot all fit in your dads shed with you.
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What's your problem? Have a guy fetish?

:dickhead:
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seems to be your issue.
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02/14/2013 06:43 PM
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And that is what makes me sad. Because things should be otherwise. We are letting the darkness grow because we have been duped. Our lives are not as they should be. We are allowing the evil to control us. Jesus pointed us in the right direction. The answer to the worlds problem is not in economics, politics or bleeding heart humanitarian movements, it begins with a search withing yourself a search for love and peace and beauty and it takes practice and fervent devotion to reach that place, but it is not beyond us. Jesus gave us a helping hand how many of us are really taking that hand. Before you start I am not a new age idiot or a religious nut. I am a broken man who has had to see things that way because everything around him has crumbleed. It crumbled because I kept asking for the hand but never took because of fear and whatever else. I know I am talking in riddles but that is the only way I express it.
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wow! didn't realize there were so many wealthy business owners that like hanging out on conspiracy forums...

hmmm interesting

pick
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We as well as others have to do something with our spare time.

it is also a great barometer of the social misfits that think we owe them something.

We do not piss away money and party it away.

therefore we can still pay our bills and be able to afford time to research the enemy.
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
I know the average price to rent an ok place;

not one bug infested in a bad neighborhood is about


800 to 900 dollars a month.

Many people earning minimum wage or even several dollars above can't afford one on their own.

Many in Colorado have to team up and have several room mates to afford to live.
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02/14/2013 06:50 PM
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Around 90 for where I live, but there are cheaper places to live. They are just in the hood. But then I'm not a sheep thinking I can live a sex in the city lifestyle on a minimum wage job.
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02/14/2013 06:52 PM
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Minimum wage is just a starting point for teenagers and people just entering the workforce or the retired as a hobby, it is NOT designed as a career choice.
 Quoting: BRIEF

Yea Really ? like there are a bunch of career choices out there.
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Make your own, no one owes you a damn thing.
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Im just curious you are on this site all the time day or night what do you do for a living?
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02/14/2013 06:53 PM
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Oh and the retards, minimum wage is also for tards...
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The whole of earth brief ;).
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02/14/2013 06:56 PM
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what a load of hypocricisy

I like the people who keep saying that is your foult if you get a minum wage.

is like telling to all those people that provide important basic services which paycheck is kept low by the market that they should not be intitled to have a home, or eat etc


Why people like Brief don't go around and tells simply to the cleaners, waiters etc that they just think they are sub-humans. Obviously sub-humans wich cheapness they can profit every day
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Excellent post.
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No, it isn't. Where does it say we are entitled to anything? We aren't. These people took these jobs and should be thankful they have them if they didn't educate themselves for anything more. But if you haven't trained for anything above minimum wage then a person shouldn't complain. They could get busy and get themselves trained for something instead of complaining. And Brief never called anyone subhuman.
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Minimum wage is just a starting point for teenagers and people just entering the workforce or the retired as a hobby, it is NOT designed as a career choice.
 Quoting: BRIEF

Yea Really ? like there are a bunch of career choices out there.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27936953


Make your own, no one owes you a damn thing.
 Quoting: BRIEF


Im just curious you are on this site all the time day or night what do you do for a living?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17687147


He/she? just thinks its superior base on his superiority ;) ROFLMAO.

Brief.... of mind I would say ;), always hazing/harassing others as a projection of how much he does not like himself, Jungian psychology for dummines Brief... of mind, shadow chapter ;)
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02/14/2013 07:00 PM
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Minimum wage is just a starting point for teenagers and people just entering the workforce or the retired as a hobby, it is NOT designed as a career choice.
 Quoting: BRIEF


Adjusted for inflation from 1960 til now minimum wage should be $16/hr.


So what was good for teenagers in 1960 is good as a minimum wage today.

So yes you are correct. But it doesn't change a thing.



I seem to see countries that are raising their wages have higher growth.

Australia, Canada, China.


And countries that have stagnant wages having stagnant growth.

United States, United Kingdom, Germany

And countries that have shrinking wages in recession.

Portugal, Spain, Greece.


Any way you slice it. I'm right.
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not right at all.your talking a more than 10 fold increase in pay.apartments in my area chicago have gone up about 8 fold.and areas/countries that are bomming always see an increase in pay.when the economy slows down wages drop.all you crybaby fucks that went to school and are so enlightened should have learned a real skill.there are 1000s of jobs if you got the skills.
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
If you live in a Profitable state and are ambitious You should do well. Now I live in Cali, I have a trade degree in Culinary, and iv been working since I was 16(23 now).
I work around 45 or so hours a week making 10 buckers an hour(tax Free). Cant afford to move out by my self . With my Gf making 10 an hour we Still afford cant move out(we live with her parents)In Stockton CA.Okay so we could move out. But have you Ever seen this city? The places we could afford Are here are.. Ghetto as Ghetto. and driving an hour in any direction shits more expensive.
Tried starting our own food truck to make real money. But the way this state is laid out, You cant do shit. I'm also trying to start a firearm Business. But the way things are headed in that direction.. Still cant do shit.
So LA LA LA LA. So what am i gonna do? Suck it up n keep saving.. Or wait for war to come n just have everybody kill them selves then Rebuild! Either way every one dies someday. So just do what you can do and Do it hard.
Oh What Ever
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Since you are living with her parents, then go to a trade school and get trained for something you can make more money with. Or have your girlfriend go and then you go later. Where there is a will you know....
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How much you wanna bet Brief works for the government? He's here 24 hours a day. So in between porn surfing and collecting his equal opportunity government work-for-welafre check he spends his workday here telling you how stupid and lazy you are. That or he doesn't work at all.

I'm a betting man. I'd put 20 on that even up.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34378238


LOL, good thing you aren't a betting man, because you'd lose.

I'm not here 24 hrs, I work on a computer, but not for the government, I'm a financial counselor, the government isn't capable of taking my advice, I don't believe in borrowing money :)
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that's cool! how many years of college to get your degree? how many clients do you work for?how many employees do you have?
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02/14/2013 07:03 PM
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What part of this are you Teabilly NOT getting?!


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Sorry, that was to read Teabillies.

Actually, I first had "Teabilly Fucktards" but decided to take out the fucktard, though still very valid.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18834326


Hmmm... you say it like it's an insult.

Most teabillies I know can afford an apartment. You fry salting occupiers are the ones with the problem.
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Nah, won't help. Most of the occupiers are trust fund babies, or, at least, from well-heeled parents.

Don't know about the teabillie thing. Sounds like another libtard parrot (no insult meant to parrots).
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...

Yea Really ? like there are a bunch of career choices out there.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27936953


Make your own, no one owes you a damn thing.
 Quoting: BRIEF


Im just curious you are on this site all the time day or night what do you do for a living?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17687147


He/she? just thinks its superior base on his superiority ;) ROFLMAO.

Brief.... of mind I would say ;), always hazing/harassing others as a projection of how much he does not like himself, Jungian psychology for dummines Brief... of mind, shadow chapter ;)
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that's mean
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02/14/2013 07:06 PM
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I'm not in the US, but oh well. Most apartments around here are about £350 a month, which is £87.50 per week. Minimum wage is £6.19 / hour. That means you have to work about 14 and a half hours to earn enough for a weeks rent.
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That is not bad.
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Between 150 and 200 minimum wage hours here in Eastern PA. Depends on taxes and medical insurance.
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02/14/2013 07:11 PM
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How much you wanna bet Brief works for the government? He's here 24 hours a day. So in between porn surfing and collecting his equal opportunity government work-for-welafre check he spends his workday here telling you how stupid and lazy you are. That or he doesn't work at all.

I'm a betting man. I'd put 20 on that even up.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 34378238


LOL, good thing you aren't a betting man, because you'd lose.

I'm not here 24 hrs, I work on a computer, but not for the government, I'm a financial counselor, the government isn't capable of taking my advice, I don't believe in borrowing money :)
 Quoting: BRIEF


that's cool! how many years of college to get your degree? how many clients do you work for?how many employees do you have?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17687147


Its just amazes me how as a general rule humans are unkind and unsympathetic to each other, as if they where independent entities that needed no one and lived in a planet of their one.

People dont make minimum wage because they want?!?! WTF LOL. The Dalai Lama states that all humans have the genuine and legitimate desire to be happy, nobody wants to be sad, or angry, how we go about it is what makes the difference.

So following this train of logic, yes, lack of degree, poor nutrition when children, no access to real education, having to work way before their time given their family needs, abusive families, an alcoholic father that beat the crap out of you, etc, etc, will all have to do with how much money someone makes, ie, causes and conditions.

Who wants to be poor?, nobody :).

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02/14/2013 07:15 PM
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[link to www.upworthy.com]

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 -

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?!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 18834326


You're implying these people pay their rent weekly. So this is saying (based on $7.25 per hour minimum wage (higher in many states like california) that in Washington they are paying (80 Hrs * $7.25 * 4.33 weeks per month) $2,511.40 for their apartment. I'm guessing you mean they work 80 hours to pay for their monthly rent which means they make $1,255.70 and pay $580 for their rent. That seems legit.
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i made 900. a month @ 8.00 per hour my hotel room for child and I is 700. utilities wifi included but I have bugs yuck and they dont pay rent
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funny that all the tards bitching about minimum wage are likely the same tards that sat by as their pols allowed 15 million illegal immigrants into the country to dilute the workforce. Want better wages? Send the illegals back out of the country and watch US wages go up, up, up. You made this bed, libtards. Now, eat your fucking minimum wage peas!
rockon
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Libtards? Republicans are just as responsible for the mess of illegals in this country. I'm sorry to break it to you, but Ronald Reagan made the bed. Reagan gave amnesty to illegals back when he was president. Bush continued the mess. Our present republican congress keeps voting against dealing with the illegals problem and sending them back. Wealthy republicans don't want to give up their cheap wage slaves. I'm afraid that this is a wings of the same bird issue.
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wow! didn't realize there were so many wealthy business owners that like hanging out on conspiracy forums...

hmmm interesting

pick
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When you own your own shop and have cycle time after pushing the green buttons on the CNC machines it's no problem to hit GLP. Kicks ass watching the mills make me money while I surf the net. At times I'll even pour a drink while I'm working.
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wow! didn't realize there were so many wealthy business owners that like hanging out on conspiracy forums...

hmmm interesting

pick
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this isn't just a conspiracy forum. look around. there are tons of other topics here.
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Re: How Many MINIMUM WAGE Hours Does it Take to Afford an Apartment in Your State?
I know the average price to rent an ok place;

not one bug infested in a bad neighborhood is about


800 to 900 dollars a month.

Many people earning minimum wage or even several dollars above can't afford one on their own.

Many in Colorado have to team up and have several room mates to afford to live.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32538141


and what is so wrong with that? at least they have a roof over their head. if they don't like it they can do something to make more money and move out.
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...

Yea Really ? like there are a bunch of career choices out there.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27936953


Make your own, no one owes you a damn thing.
 Quoting: BRIEF


Im just curious you are on this site all the time day or night what do you do for a living?
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17687147


He/she? just thinks its superior base on his superiority ;) ROFLMAO.

Brief.... of mind I would say ;), always hazing/harassing others as a projection of how much he does not like himself, Jungian psychology for dummines Brief... of mind, shadow chapter ;)
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Brief is right.
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my mom works 180 hours a month at $65,000 a year

and we still struggle. no luxury's like fruit, or holiday trips. no sweat car nope we have a beat up 03 base civic and our house was built in the 50's that cost $85,000 and is now worth $220,000 now. We dont live in a high cost city we live in a small town of 8,000. The cost of living is just so dam high after mortgage, utility's, we are left with less than 400$ for food and anything else. People that work minimum wage here cant afford to live in an apartment and if they do they are sharing it with 5 other people and still working 2 jobs.

Here in Canada the economy has risen 100% in the last 30 years yet wages have only gone up 13%

once your working paycheck to paycheck its extremely hard to get ahead. why should some of the hardest working people never get to enjoy the fruit's of their labor?

Get a better job you say sure, sure that's an easy lazy answer but some one has to do those jobs right? so they should be payed fairly and to a point that meets our current costs of living or the costs of living need to drop significantly but that wont happen when their are higher payed people willing to pay the cost in tern the rich make the poor suffer because they are willing to pay the price the poor can not afford.
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I got 138

How will I eat?!
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Sneak a burger as you flip them...
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thats stealing are you telling this person its ok to steal from the hand that feeds yourself and family?this is whats wrong with amerika,that kind of thinking 'Im not entitled to get help from the state so I'll take what's yours' sheesh
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The other thing that the OP didn't consider is that a lot of people working minimum wage jobs also live in public housing, which have cheaper rents that are subsidized by the taxpayer.
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You slaves work nearly 400 hours a month, or over 4800 hours a year slaving away for your cell box.

wakeup
 Quoting: Children of the Atom
we cannot all fit in your dads shed with you.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28412265


What's your problem? Have a guy fetish?

dickhead
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seems to be your issue.
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ohyeah

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