VintageBetter
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Or, if they are working three part-time jobs, do they deserve get a living wage from those three PT jobs combined?
Absolutely accurate, @rgp . True story... I heard with my own ears at a party, someone saying "they're not paying me a living wage... I can't afford payments on my cabin cruiser and Harley any longer." MY "living wage" my whole life was always enough for food, housing, utilities, personal and household items, and a nice amount for "fun." Always made sure to remember the savings account as well. I never even considered going into deep debt for boats, sport cars, etc. and if I had, it would have been from earning a higher wage and not considered a necessity for living.Living wage is different to whom ever we ask.
which is what happens here.Define living wage? Bet you cannot without many others disagreeing with you. We already require minimum wage in most jobs...that's as good as it gets. Even minimum wage, where it applies cannot be agreed upon by most....
In a free market nothing should be guaranteed, let the market set the wage! If you don't pay people, enough you will not be able to get people to work for you.
I agree to some extent Chic, but there's a disparity straight away between countries..or even cities within the US and the UK and and Canada, Australia etc... where some people would need to earn enough to buy and run a reliable vehicle to get them to work etc... because there is no public transport. Whereas in the larger town and cities... there is plenty public transport.. so it wouldn't be necessary to earn enough to buy a vehicle..Yes, they should. A living wage means you can own your own home and car and send your kids to college all on your salary at your full time job whatever it is. That, at least, was the American dream when I was young and I'll bet it's still the same no matter how many people ask for exact definitions of living wage. You know what it means.