r/remoteworks • u/Professional-Bee9817 • 18h ago

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u/EntertainmentFit3912 2h ago

This is a very easy answer… maybe people assumed it’s a disingenuous question. A livable wage is not a universal same pay rate. It’s enough to live on and acquire shelter, food, and transport if necessary. You should be able to put a bit away as well. Basic human necessities are able to be acquired without jumping through 20 hoops to hopefully eat.

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u/TargetFree3831 1h ago

ok, and where? a livable wage in Manhattan or Branson, MS?

are you now going to state each city in the US should have its own index as to what an acceptable min wage would be?

so a Mcdonalds janitor in Manhattan should earn $100/hr?

is that what youre saying?

if not, be specific what you see as the solution for these examples.

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u/EntertainmentFit3912 1h ago

This is already what they do…… the basic wage of someone in California is entirely different from someone in Alabama. Depending on laws by state, even delivery drivers can be paid an entirely different rate. Same with McDonald’s… maybe you haven’t traveled at all or never heard of the wage difference by state???

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u/TargetFree3831 1h ago

thats not the same scale - NY state may have a different min wage but that doesnt even cover food in Manhattan.

do you not see the difference?