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Alert: Massachusetts House just passed $15/hr minimum wage and mandatory leave.
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Anonymous Coward |
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Quoting: Anonymous Coward 73884195 You have done the math, I assume. That's about $2400 per month. Average rent for 1 bedroom in Mass is over $1100. That leaves about $300 per week for EVERYTHING else (food, transport, dentist, medical, school supplies, fun... You don't have to be a socialist to realize that the Walmart business model doesn't live up to the American dream (except for the Waltons)... Minimum wage jobs are not supposed to be able to support a family. They are for high school kids and retirees. Or if that's all you can make, then you need to get roommates or have a spouse that works as well.
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