Irony in a Chicken Sandwich

**Tuuvi** · 08-05-2012, 06:06

Originally Posted by Fragony

Is that after taxed? That sounds really low anyhow

Before tax. 7.25 is really only livable if your single and lucky enough to get full time hours.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 08-05-2012, 06:30

Originally Posted by Tuuvi

Before tax. 7.25 is really only livable if your single and lucky enough to get full time hours.

Pretty much. If you work 40 hour weeks on $7.25 for let's say 50 weeks out of the year, you make $14,500 a year. (11,700 Euros).

In the continuous 48 states the poverty line for a single individual is estimated at $11,170. So you better hope that your federal and state taxes don't take more than a combined 23% of your income or you are officially in poverty.

Of course this also doesn't take into account the wildly different cost of living between say California and say, South Dakota.

**Ice** · 08-05-2012, 06:51

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

The real killer is that you just can't find full-time work at minimum wage in this economy. Some people, sure, but for most it is simply unavailable. What really sucks is when you try to do 2 minimum wage jobs at the same time, and they both insist that you be on call (something that is also, sadly, quite standard these days).

This is why you get an education.

**Ice** · 08-05-2012, 06:58

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

What really, really sucks is when you're working 2 minimum-wage jobs that require you to be on-call and you're trying to persue an education in your meager off-time at a local community college.

Yes I would agree that sucks. I'd suggest cutting it down to one job and taking out a little more if loans so you don't lose your mind.

**naut** · 08-05-2012, 07:22

Originally Posted by Ice

Yes I would agree that sucks. I'd suggest cutting it down to one job and taking out a little more if loans so you don't lose your mind.

I'd probably suggest getting the first boat out of the USA. =P

**Tuuvi** · 08-05-2012, 06:57

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

The real killer is that you just can't find full-time work at minimum wage in this economy. Some people, sure, but for most it is simply unavailable. What really sucks is when you try to do 2 minimum wage jobs at the same time, and they both insist that you be on call (something that is also, sadly, quite standard these days).

Yea, a lot people my age that I know and work with that aren't going to school have to take two jobs in order to support themselves. Another downside of working two low paying jobs is if your workplaces decide to up your hours you get stuck working overtime but without overtime pay, and sometimes you end up working 16 hour days. Not fun.

**Fragony** · 08-05-2012, 06:59

Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube

The real killer is that you just can't find full-time work at minimum wage in this economy. Some people, sure, but for most it is simply unavailable. What really sucks is when you try to do 2 minimum wage jobs at the same time, and they both insist that you be on call (something that is also, sadly, quite standard these days).

You can absolutelily live from a minimum wage here, including an annual holiday if you are smart about it. You get all sorts of benefits, you can basicly keep all your money if you are in the lower tiers of society.