Finding Neverland

I suppose you think we have a free market economy? Comical.

And the modern world for that matter.

You'd be shoveling horse manure off dirt roads for cooking fuel if it wasn't for him.

Just kidding, you wouldn't even be alive.

And how exactly is one to pay the average cost of rent in the U.S., on a minimum wage job?

I did the math on this recently. A person would have 3hrs a day off from work, to make their rent payment equal 30% of their gross pay.

People need cell phones today because no one has a land line.

Where are all the best cars at WalMart? The Lambo's are all parked out back. That's where the door greeters park so that regular customers won't get jealous.

It has been proven since 2016 that every state that raised its minimum wage is out growing the national average.

It's nice you compare America to Mexico. I would think we could do better than that and could strive for more than that in this nation.

Our poor SHOULD be living better than many in the rest of the world!
Instead, you prefer people living in mud huts and without shoes.

The average two bedroom apartment in the U.S. is $1,405 a month.
If that is 30% of your pay, you need to gross $4,683.
Working at $7.25, that's 646hrs.
646hrs is roughly 21.5hrs a day, working at minimum wage.

Half those at minimum wage, are over 24 and have a family.
No one is going to rent a, "room", for a family.
If someone is working full time in America, they should earn enough to live in a 2 bedroom apt.

If a couple rented an apt together, each would have to work near 11hrs a day at minimum wage to keep the average American 2 bedroom apt.

$45.00 mo. for unlimited talk and text. Only an idiot would pay more for their phone.

What do you care what other people drive for cars? Most poor that I ever rented to had small, two door cars with half a back seat. None, had a decent vehicle that I can remember.

It's funny you are so upset about someone who has to work 21.5hrs a day to afford a two bedroom apt. because they may be taking something from you if they get a raise. Because being against them means you support every WalMart in America being subsidized $750,000 from American taxpayers to pay their working poor enough to eat in subsidies.

No one can rent an apt., eat, own a car, on minimum wage. Forget all the other, "luxuries" you've mentioned. That's why the fed government keeps getting bigger as we subsidize businesses across the country and essentially, pay their employees enough so they can eat.

If you're against increasing the minimum wage, you're for increasing the government nanny state and against the free market economy.

Again, half those working at minimum wage are 24 and over, with family. No family is renting a ROOM.

Yes, you can always find places where rents are less. There are few places under $600 a month for 2 bed apts. Manhattan average is $4,100.

You can't live in Manhattan living on min wage by yourself? You don't say!

So you are suggesting minimum wage workers load up their expensive Lambo's and move to a cheaper city?

Maybe they could stop smoking cig's, buy cheaper cell phones and stay in Manhattan?

It's not cheap to move you know. They might have to sell their Lambo and buy a Mercedes. Oh, the humanity.

Average rent for a 2 bedroom apt in Des Moines is $910. by the way. I'm closer with my 1,400 average than you are with your 300.

So you think yelling at people that they, "HAVE NO BUSINESS having children, is an effective form of birth control?

Yeah, you've said that already. That must be your go-to line. Not a very good one. Especially after using it twice already.

It's not socialism but it is an artificially created tool to use the market to discriminate against low skill, usually minority workers. Would you rather have those low skill and inexperienced workers earn $0.00? Because that is what many of them are earning due to the "minimum wage" laws.