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Originally Posted by gibbsisgod
I think this thread is getting way to political for this board and is in danger of getting locked.
I will say that for every single mother who really needs help from welfare, there are 2 people who take advantage of the system and live off of the goverment.
the minimum wage is no where close to where it should be. Somebody quoted that the cost of living has gone up by almost 15% in the last 7 years. I think its way more than that considering Health Care costs. My healthcare premiums this year alone increased by almost $1000. My 2% "cost of living" increase is gobbled up by that and I am still left struggling to make MY 'LIVING WAGE'.
I made 50k last year. I have 3 kids and a wife that works part time making about 8-10k a year and we STRUGGLE to get by.
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That 8 to 10k your wife is making is probably what you pay in taxes each year. So she is really working to make up what you are paying in taxes. What I have said in past post is that just increasing min. wage does not solve any problems. The only solution is for a person to want to improve their life to make any difference. Just look to the new Will Smith movie about a homeless guy who is now a millionair. I know that won't happen for most people but there is no reason that a person cannot make 12 to 15 dollars an hour with a little drive. I have to many friends that own their own business and cannot find people to show up and work. The jobs they have are from 55k a year to 10 dollars an hour. They all say the same thing about the revolving door with employee's. Yes they do have alot of good employees but they also struggle to find ones willing to work. I also know that a given area has alot to do with the job market so I'm speaking for my area as I see things.