New York approves $9 minimum wage

[RatherUnique]

Living in or anywhere near NYC on minimum wage is horrific. This is a step forward, however it will still be horrific for those unlucky souls that are raising kids, buying groceries, paying bills, and paying rent on 9 bucks an hour.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

Kind of an old story but it may have fallen through the cracks here.
Should be around 15/20$ but well leave that alone for now.

we talking nyc? or shythole, western NY?

 

[Liquid]

I would imagine that living here in Lexington at $9 is almost impossible.

In NYC if I made $9 an hour I'd live in hope centers until I had enough guap to gtfo.

I am not working 40 at any fukking job just to scrape by. Nobody should

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[88m3]

we talking nyc? or shythole, western NY?

lets not act like these high school wal-mart cashiers are worth more than $7.50/hr or whatever the minimum wage is.

heh I try to forget that part of the state exists honestly.

idk breh I feel that improving wages and other steps could set this country on a more even path. People could have less debt which could have a great affect on the cost of a host of services in theory. People would be able to buy homes, quality of life could improve dramatically but it needs to be tackled from a lot of angles. If pay isn't going to keep up with inflation than the government needs to get involved. Are they waiting for people to start starving to death?


Maybe I'm a dreamer but there has to be a better way.

 

[You Win Perfect]

on top of that its going to take 2 years to reach $9 by then prices/taxes will have gone up and basically it will be like nothing even changed.

 

[Chris.B]

on top of that its going to take 2 years to reach $9 by then prices/taxes will have gone up and basically it will be like nothing even changed.

Most liberal elites send their house maids to do shopping so they can't relate to this stuff.

 

[Loose]

9 dollars isn't enough.. a step in the right direction though

 

[Danny Up]

who said they paying $14 for a steak? Better get prepared to pay $20.

 

[MidwestD]

Exactly. And the sad truth is that our country would prefer to keep it like that. Those at the top get their pockets lined by us struggling to survive. Folks think that getting a degree will solve all of their financial problems and that's a damn lie. One shouldn't come out of school more educated then they entered with and more in debt then they started with only to make a little piece of shyt money that they can't even live off on.

And if you do make good money your usually working 50-60 hrs a week which should be against the damn law.


All this shyt makes me mad

I would like to know why can't minimum wage be $12-15 an hr in ALL states. It's nothing to make moves off of but it can better the quality of life for many people who are so used to making less.

I agree 100%

 

[Malik]

The 1%: How dare you want to have an apartment, pay all your bills on time and not eat spam You should've went to college and got a STEM degree if you wanted those privileges

 

[Ninjaz In Paris]

@Broke Wave where is that TLR thread where these guys told us it wasn't possible....

I think that was the McDonald's employees asking for $15 Minimum... & it didn't happen...

 

[Born2BKing]

hurr durr let the free market sort them out


if they have a viable product or service they'll be fine

The free market would have goods expensive as fukk and people would be losing jobs left and right with a minimum wage that high.

 

[88m3]

The free market would have goods expensive as fukk and people would be losing jobs left and right with a minimum wage that high.

Yup, supply and demand be damned!

 

[CrimsonTider]

The free market would have goods expensive as fukk and people would be losing jobs left and right with a minimum wage that high.

Got anything to back this claim up?

Because I'm pretty sure prices will rise anyway

 

[CrimsonTider]

I would imagine that living here in Lexington at $9 is almost impossible.

In NYC if I made $9 an hour I'd live in hope centers until I had enough guap to gtfo.

I am not working 40 at any fukking job just to scrape by. Nobody should

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This has been my position for a long time.

Why would anyone work 40 hours a week for minimum wage.