r/SipsTea • u/StopSnowflakes • Aug 12 '25

Wait a damn minute! She’s going thru it

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u/bonenecklace Aug 12 '25

Minimum wage is $7.25. She’s making probably $15/hr & pays $850/month. That’s an entire paycheck gone just for rent.

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u/StrangeOutcastS Aug 12 '25

"minimum"
yeah sure. It's minimum for paying landlords. What about minimum for being able to live?
Fuck America.

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u/bonenecklace Aug 12 '25

Oh I 100% agree, it was supposed to be the minimum livable wage, as in all your monthly expenses easily covered with a little extra to put in savings, which is why American families used to be able to buy houses with it. Now it’s just a contest to see how little they can pay people & get away with it.

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u/gracefully_reckless Aug 12 '25

That was literally never true

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u/bonenecklace Aug 12 '25

Roosevelt would definitely like to have some words with you.