You won’t believe how little $8.25 an hour buys

[paulitician]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

 

[Vigilante]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

I think that about covers you, and your stupid reply.

 

[paulitician]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

I think that about covers you, and your stupid reply.

Uh yeah, we'll believe the sky is falling because you greedy hateful white dudes say so. Sorry, but Seattle's gonna survive. Its workers will make a decent wage and life will go on. I know you greedy bastids hate to hear that, but it is the reality.

 

[SuperDemocrat]

It sounds like your job sucks. Quit! Obama has created so many.

 

[Vigilante]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

I think that about covers you, and your stupid reply.

Uh yeah, we'll believe the sky is falling because you greedy hateful white dudes say so. Sorry, but Seattle's gonna survive. Its workers will make a decent wage and life will go on. I know you greedy bastids hate to hear that, but it is the reality.

You happy now that your janitor job pays $15 a hour?

 

[paulitician]

It sounds like your job sucks. Quit! Obama has created so many.

Why should anyone take your advice?

 

[paulitician]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

I think that about covers you, and your stupid reply.

Uh yeah, we'll believe the sky is falling because you greedy hateful white dudes say so. Sorry, but Seattle's gonna survive. Its workers will make a decent wage and life will go on. I know you greedy bastids hate to hear that, but it is the reality.

You happy now that your janitor job pays $15 a hour?

Got any proof Janitors are all making $15 an hour? But even if they are, who cares? Good for them. I'm happy for em.

Seriously, you guys need to stop hating your fellow Americans so much. Maybe find God or something. Try hitting Church more often.

 

[Redfish]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

I think that about covers you, and your stupid reply.

Uh yeah, we'll believe the sky is falling because you greedy hateful white dudes say so. Sorry, but Seattle's gonna survive. Its workers will make a decent wage and life will go on. I know you greedy bastids hate to hear that, but it is the reality.

You happy now that your janitor job pays $15 a hour?

Got any proof Janitors are all making $15 an hour? But even if they are, who cares? Good for them. I'm happy for em.

Seriously, you guys need to stop hating your fellow Americans so much. Maybe find God or something. Try hitting Church more often.

the party that hates fellow americans is the one that wants YOU to be a slave to the government. Under dem/lib policies more people than ever are living below the poverty line, more than ever are on food stamps, more than ever cannot find good jobs.

The "evil white guys" (and evil black guys who own businesses) would love to spend their money on expansion and job creation, but your stupid left wing president and his cronies in DC make it impossible.

You are a victim of leftist propaganda, it has rotted your mind.

 

[Redfish]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

Sure, the ones who still have jobs are getting higher pay. How about the ones who now have no jobs? How about the ones who are working fewer hours? How about the ones that had jobs in restaurants that are now closed?

You idiots got what you asked for.

 

[kaz]

You won t believe how little 8.25 an hour buys Oxfam America First Person Blog
Disgusting that this is possible in the "richest country in the world"

Cleaning the movie theater is part of my daughter's duties. But does her job actually pay enough to live on? Photo: Mary Babic/Oxfam America
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For my hard-working family and friends who earn just above the US minimum wage, a paycheck doesn’t go very far.

My daughter struck it lucky when she landed a job for $8.25 an hour at the local movie theater. They pay 25 cents more than the Massachusetts minimum wage (which is already 75 cents more than the federal wage); they don’t charge her for the monogrammed black polo shirt that constitutes her uniform (unlike some businesses); they let her know her hours a few days ahead; and they are, simply put, nice people: film nerds who enjoy keeping an independent theater alive, who don’t mind if she reads a book while sitting in the box office and waiting for the next rush.

Still, it’s a business. Her hours each week never mount up to the point where they’d be responsible for her healthcare (30 hours a week or more); her schedule varies widely; when it’s slow, they let her go (and it’s been a slow year for movies). And, to reiterate: they pay $8.25 an hour.

You can’t blame them; they’re generous at paying more than the legally required wage. But it is, even for my daughter, a measly wage. She lives at home, but she’s scraping together savings for college, living very simply, contributing to the household.

So what her earnings really translate to? I wondered, after seeing this helpful and harrowing piece on What Life Really Costs at $7.25 an Hour.

First, there’s transportation. After taxes, she brings home $7.62 an hour. Last week, after working for 27 hours (and commuting for about 8 hours), she got a check for $205.71. Just to get there and back: Slice the bus fare off the top (2.10 each way; 4.20 round trip; times four): 205.71 – 16.80 = 188.91.

A sandwich = one hour’s work. Some days, when her shift stretches longer than eight hours, she gets a plain chicken sandwich at the place next door: 7.43 (with tax). So she works a full hour to buy a sandwich. Without a drink.

A book = three hours. She loves books and music, and we visit the library every week. But sometimes she likes to buy the ones she loves the very most. Her favorite graphic novelist, Emily Carroll, just published a beautiful new book, Through the Woods. On Amazon, discounted, it’s $18.10. So she worked almost three hours to buy it.

Work shoes cost a day’s pay. We do most of our shopping at Goodwill, but every once in a while, she indulges. She really needed a good pair of shoes as she stands most of the time at work. She got a cheap pair of Nikes at around $50: Basically, a day’s pay.

And what about college tuition? Again, she got lucky: Smith College offered her a whopping scholarship, covering about half the cost. Which left her with a bill of (only) $24,000 for a year, not counting books, art supplies, etc.

So if she wants to cover one year of college – at this deeply discounted price – she’s going to work 3150 hours. Or 61 hours a week for a year. If she wants to go for the full four years… it would take 12,598 hours. Of course, she couldn’t eat. Or pay rent, take the bus, buy shoes, or get her hair cut. At least she can go to the movies…

So she’s lucky in some ways. But so many workers do not enjoy her luck. In fact, the vast majority of low-wage workers do not match this “Poster Child” profile of the minimum wage worker.

Source: the Economic Policy Institute.
Indeed, the average age of low-wage workers is 35. A third have dependent children at home. In our (extremely fortunate)Congressional district, 34,000 working families are using food stamps, and 71,000 are living below the poverty line .

You wouldn't believe how little employees worth $8.25 an hour usually do

 

[kaz]

Wise observation. And most greedy white Republican dudes don't even realize most of the basic benefits they enjoy today were fought for by brave Union folks.

Not too many white Republican dudes out there tryin to help anyone out. In fact, they've consistently fought tooth & nail against just about every advancement in Workers' rights. They are not good people.

Go shove a railroad spike in your eye, you racist fuck

Just stating the truth. You greedy white Republican dudes have only done harm to American Workers. That's your history. American Workers should always work relentlessly to keep you guys out of power.

Which ones? give us a list of greedy white republicans who have harmed american workers. Or, since you won't be able to do that, give us a list of bills that only republicans voted for that have harmed american workers.

h1b visas... NAFTA... amnesty...

The list would be too long to post here. Greedy white Republican guy has opposed every single Workers' Rights advancement in history. Their Party Platform is pretty simple, and evil...

Pay American Workers the lowest wages possible, Outsource their jobs whenever possible, and replace them with Illegal Slave Labor whenever possible.

And Republicans wonder why American Workers are turning to the other Party in droves.

Swallowed the Communist manifesto, did you?

Why is it anyone's job but the employee to be worth more than $8.25 an hour?

 

[kaz]

Democrats are the pieces of shit who want to open the floodgates to immigration from third world countries and drive down the wages of American workers. Pretty funny that you whine about Republicans when you take a great big shit on the American worker every day.

Greedy white Republican guy has always supported Open-Borders and Outsourcing. Where you been? Many get very rich off foreign Slave Labor. You don't know your own Party very well.

why do you exclude greedy black republicans, like Herman Cain and Ben Carson?

you are so filled with liberal PC horseshit, that you don't know either party very well. Do you think Soros is not a rich white guy? how about the clintons----rich, white? Pelosi, Reid, Schumer. The more you post, the dumber you look.

They haven't viciously fought against Workers' Rights for several decades. The greedy white dudes who run the Republican Party have.

If anyone is fighting against worker's rights, it's Democrats who are flooding this country with immigrants from third world countries who are willing to work for peanuts.

Again, greedy white Republican dudes love foreign Slave Labor. They've fought tirelessly to keep the border open. And they've Outsourced Millions of American Jobs. But regardless, give us just one Worker Right you greedy white Republicans have ever fought for.

Don't want some brown skin foreigner to get a job when a lily white American doesn't have one, ay?

 

[Wildman]

You won’t believe how little $8.25 an hour buys

a Conservatively frugal person can get along very well on $8.25 an hour !!

but a spendthrift liberfool would need 114.75 an hour just to make it thru one day

 

[bedowin62]

for $8.25/hour, a rich, guilt-ridden White lib will fill up a bucket crying phony, sanctimonious crodocile tears for you.

 

[bripat9643]

Democrats are the pieces of shit who want to open the floodgates to immigration from third world countries and drive down the wages of American workers. Pretty funny that you whine about Republicans when you take a great big shit on the American worker every day.

Greedy white Republican guy has always supported Open-Borders and Outsourcing. Where you been? Many get very rich off foreign Slave Labor. You don't know your own Party very well.

why do you exclude greedy black republicans, like Herman Cain and Ben Carson?

you are so filled with liberal PC horseshit, that you don't know either party very well. Do you think Soros is not a rich white guy? how about the clintons----rich, white? Pelosi, Reid, Schumer. The more you post, the dumber you look.

They haven't viciously fought against Workers' Rights for several decades. The greedy white dudes who run the Republican Party have.

If anyone is fighting against worker's rights, it's Democrats who are flooding this country with immigrants from third world countries who are willing to work for peanuts.

Again, greedy white Republican dudes love foreign Slave Labor. They've fought tirelessly to keep the border open. And they've Outsourced Millions of American Jobs. But regardless, give us just one Worker Right you greedy white Republicans have ever fought for.

Again, anyone who doesn't support sealing the border and vastly reducing immigration, whether legal or illegal, is a scumbag traitor who wants to take a big shit on the American worker. No one who supports amnesty can consider himself a friend of the working man. He's the enemy of the American worker and the middle class. What businessmen support has no connection with what the rank and file of the Republican party supports. "Businessman" doesn't equate to "Republican," so your syllogism is a lie.

 

[bripat9643]

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Seattle Restaurants Suffer Worse Job Loss Since The Great Recession
Daily Caller ^ | 07/10/2015 | Connor Wolf
According to a report released Sunday by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), the $15 minimum wage has caused Seattle restaurants to lose 1,000 jobs — the worst decline since the 2009 Great Recession. “The loss of 1,000 restaurant jobs in May following the minimum wage increase in April was the largest one month job decline since a 1,300 drop in January 2009, again during the Great Recession,” AEI Scholar Mark J. Perry noted in the report.

Ha, Bullshit. Another hateful white Republican dude organization. Seattle's doin fine. Don't wanna pay American Workers a decent wage, go set up shop somewhere else. Good riddance.

Sure, the ones who still have jobs are getting higher pay. How about the ones who now have no jobs? How about the ones who are working fewer hours? How about the ones that had jobs in restaurants that are now closed?

You idiots got what you asked for.

"They'll survive" is how I imagine he would respond to that.

That's liberal "compassion" for you.

 

[OnePercenter]

Again, anyone who doesn't support sealing the border and vastly reducing immigration, whether legal or illegal, is a scumbag traitor who wants to take a big shit on the American worker. No one who supports amnesty can consider himself a friend of the working man. He's the enemy of the American worker and the middle class. What businessmen support has no connection with what the rank and file of the Republican party supports. "Businessman" doesn't equate to "Republican," so your syllogism is a lie.

Over the last 46 years, name one piece of legislation that was written or sponsored by a Republican that was a benefit to the middle class, WITHOUT giving business people a MUCH GREATER BOOST.

 

[bripat9643]

Again, anyone who doesn't support sealing the border and vastly reducing immigration, whether legal or illegal, is a scumbag traitor who wants to take a big shit on the American worker. No one who supports amnesty can consider himself a friend of the working man. He's the enemy of the American worker and the middle class. What businessmen support has no connection with what the rank and file of the Republican party supports. "Businessman" doesn't equate to "Republican," so your syllogism is a lie.

Over the last 46 years, name one piece of legislation that was written or sponsored by a Republican that was a benefit to the middle class, WITHOUT giving business people a MUCH GREATER BOOST.

Name one piece of legislation written or sponsored by Democrats that gives the middle class a "boost" without doling out swag to ticks on the ass of society.

 

[OnePercenter]

Again, anyone who doesn't support sealing the border and vastly reducing immigration, whether legal or illegal, is a scumbag traitor who wants to take a big shit on the American worker. No one who supports amnesty can consider himself a friend of the working man. He's the enemy of the American worker and the middle class. What businessmen support has no connection with what the rank and file of the Republican party supports. "Businessman" doesn't equate to "Republican," so your syllogism is a lie.

Over the last 46 years, name one piece of legislation that was written or sponsored by a Republican that was a benefit to the middle class, WITHOUT giving business people a MUCH GREATER BOOST.

Name one piece of legislation written or sponsored by Democrats that gives the middle class a "boost" without doling out swag to ticks on the ass of society.

Raising the minimum wage. Your turn.

 

[initforme]

A frugal person can not get by on $8.25 per hour. Not possible. Whoever stated this is blatantly lying. That being said I am a supporter of not changing the wage and for those adults who work 40 hours a week at 6.25 continue to collect gov't assistance to stay afloat. Common sense.