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In article >,
T > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> > 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. :-(
> >
>
> $80 an hour seems to cover it. When we negotiated I almost fell out of
> my chair when they accepted my per hour rate.
>
> Going from unemployment insurace to this sure is nice.

Congrats. My base pay is only $23.00 per hour. Fortunately I work night
shifts...
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Peace! Om

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