On Sep 15, 10:00*am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article > ,
> *Saerah Gray > wrote:
>
> > Minimum wage doesn't pay the bills. I am barely paying the bills on 13
> > an hour; which is twice the federal minimum wage.
>
> > I am all for education, but without a *college* education, or a lot of
> > on-the job training and promotions, (which takes a long time) it's
> > *very* difficult to find a job that can support a family on one income.
> > Even a family of two.
>
> > --
> > Saerah
>
> > "Welcome to Usenet, Biatch! *Adapt or haul ass!"
> > - some hillbilly from FL
>
> Sometimes even having a college education is no guarantee of a good
> wage... *$14.00 per hour should be a living wage for my relatives, but
> it's not. Not with today's economy. :-(

Have a look at the minimum wages across the USA.

If $14.00 is not a living wage, the minimum wages; $6.25 in Arkansas
or even $7.02 in Colorado is not going to make you rich. Is Kansas
at $2.65 for real.

If I'm reading the table correctly a lot of states don't require
premium pay for overtime either.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

John Kane Kingston ON Canada