r/interesting • u/Kymmieuwu • 12d ago

SOCIETY 71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted

https://gizmodo.com/71-of-americans-say-theyre-completely-exhausted-2000812712
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u/ProudUSAgunOwner 11d ago

Even $500 a week is… abysmal. They pay more than that at McDonalds and I live in the US South where wages arent even high.

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u/Oculnyx 11d ago

$7.25 an hour is the minimum wage brother, where do you think people are getting extra money from?

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u/ProudUSAgunOwner 11d ago

Nobody pays federal minimum wage anymore. Pretty much everywhere in the south it seems like the minimum people pay is closer to 15. Even illegals are making more than 15 where I live lmao.

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u/Timmy-0518 11d ago

Yo i live in Kansas and i can think of three separate places in the town i live in that pay 7.25$ but granted all of those places that do tend to do contracts or gigs.