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Old 07-04-2014, 04:48 PM   #95
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Originally Posted by barutanseijin View Post
12.50 per hour is not a particularly good wage. It's 26K/yr. Try raising a child on that. Even in Kentucky. If you're one of those "it's their own fault for reproducing" folks, well, where do you think future Amazon labourers are going to come from? Mars? Where people are demanding a livable minimum wage, they're asking for more.
In Oregon $12.50/hour is a damn good wage for a warehouse job. Yeah, if you are trying to raise a family on it, it isn't fun but the current state of minimum wage belongs in Politics and Religion.
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