this is who welfare should go to. supplementing people who actually work and contrubute to society and just dont have enough.

Minimum wage in the bahamas is $5.50 a hour, with a 12 percent tax. Slavery at its finest

@rtime2276

3 жыл бұрын

@Kommisar Then what is it dum dum?

@Hiro_515

3 жыл бұрын

It's a plane, It's a bird, It's a republican!!!!!!

@mad1478

2 жыл бұрын

@@rtime2276 well it isn’t slavery, it’s called low pay

@rtime2276

2 жыл бұрын

@@Venom-uw4nv yes

@halcaannen

2 жыл бұрын

Save your cash because my parents did without going out to eat and many of the things people can't live without, and they saved enough to buy a foreclosure house right out. They own the house flat out and many people could, not only own a house but multiple with the amount of cash they throw away by having too much parties and celebrating many holidays. When your kids are too young to know forget about themed birthday parties, and go for a simple cake and ice cream, the kid will love it regardless.

Man, I feel the struggle. Feels like it's never going to get better.

Why do you people just have kids when you're not ready?

@rolandcortez2588

6 жыл бұрын

MV M you're never ready for anything you jack ass. Get that through your head.

@nobad6134

6 жыл бұрын

If you have a kid out of wedlock below 21 in this world, unless you're from noble royalty or a millionaire heiress, then you're an idiot.

@melodyrose2170

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@ccspencer4460

5 жыл бұрын

Not everyone believes in abortion

@melodyrose2170

5 жыл бұрын

Don’t play if you can’t pay

If you make 8 an hour why would you decide to have 3 children? I am all for a livable wage. But no one is responsible for poor life decisions other people make that get them in dire situations.

What! Husband just recently laid off?? He needs to go get a fast food job until he can do better. What about the mother and the brother, are they not able to contribute. I feel your struggle, been there done that, but the best decision I made was to not have any more children and stopped when I foolishly had two children, one at 20 and the other at 21. I understood, although too late how hard my my life was going to be raising two children on my own, and I had no more children. yes it's your right to have children, but unfortunately, you and your husband are not in the position to take care of them. Just keep the objective to better for your family at the forefront, and keep working hard. You are a bright young woman and my prayer is that things will work out for all of you.

Fast food jobs are for high schoolers and college students. They are not for supporting families. Stop complaining, if your unhappy with your current salary, find another job, get some training. This is what freedom is all about.

@ripplechips5391

3 жыл бұрын

Not always easy man when U got no experience

@lsbigworld6672

3 жыл бұрын

Fast food, Cleaning, and grocery jobs don't make enough money for you to support yourself You can't get any other job without college really You can't go to college without money. The cycle continues Meanwhile the GOP is sitting on their stacks of cash laughing at the system that they refuse to fix.

Minimum wage jobs are not meant to be a rest of one's life kind of work.

@Noa......

4 жыл бұрын

Be Single. Have no children.

@keishasims3192

4 жыл бұрын

@@Noa...... People may still wanna marry and have children, they shouldn't be prevented from living their lives.

@Noa......

4 жыл бұрын

@@keishasims3192 If you live with minimum wage, only being single and having no children will allow a stable and somewhat comfortable life. Do you think someone with minimum wage can support their spouse and children to a quality life, be it daily life or school? Even i can't with mine.

@keishasims3192

4 жыл бұрын

@@Noa...... People may not have the same talent and skills as others. They may have a double income family, but not earn enough money to support them.

Why the hell would Shenita have THREE kids on $8 an hour?!?!

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

Its what happens when you ban Abortion and cost-free contraceptives.

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

Don't expect women to not have kids, when you take away their birth control and contraceptives, especially ones who are low-income and can't keep their legs closed.

@robertmasina7388

7 ай бұрын

The problem lies from the sociological standpoint in the African American subculture.

Don't listen to LAUGHINGTIGER123- he's a racist scumbag. My partner is educated, worked his ass off all his life, never missed a day of work in 25 years and was thrown away like garbage. It's been 4 years since he lost his job and he cannot find a new one. Life tosses us down a path and we gotta make the best of what we're dealt. They just raised the minimum wage in your state and a bunch of others- i hope this helps.you guys. We are all behind you, God Bless You.

That's crazy. I make 15.50 an hour in Houston and I feel like that's barely enough tbh. Wish I could make more 😭 I pray for these people 🙏🙏🙏

@Mrbg123

2 жыл бұрын

Try getting you’re CDL! I make $34 per hour as a brand new driver, home every night, no physical labor. Trucking school is a little expensive but many states will pay for it in full if you make under $35k per year. The program is called WIOA

@staplegun3703

9 ай бұрын

as a Honduran coming up in America, thats alot compared to what the slave masters at our home country was paying, 1.66 an hour 💀, remember kids have sex when your older, or your country will turn into the next zimbabwe

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

That costs money... Im in a state that won't pay for higher education. What do I do? I've been on $7.25 for the last 10 years... prices keep going up.... im 6ft and 90 lbs and starving.... atleast i have a home tho...@@Mrbg123

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

@nuka0019 thats so rude... i did nothing to you.... i work 80 hours a week just so I can pay my rent & my utilities.... its not my fault it takes all my income.. im doing what i can, and im already at my limit. i already cut back on meals, i stopped having any & all subscriptions like hulu or netflix well over 7 years ago, now? i eat one pack of ramen every other day... i park my car 10 miles up the road so i can save on gas for work... i live in rural america, we're starving and tired over here.... we feel like we're in the collaspe of the USSR, which is what my parents fled, only to come back to..

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

inflation my guy... my parents fled the USSR, and they're back in the same situation... my wage hasn't gone up in 13 years... but there are barely any jobs around me, and i literally can't afford to save anything to move. we're stuck. i have to take care of my parents, and myself, on minimum wage, 80 hours a week. and no im not paid overtime because im an independent contractor. even the bosses here are too broke to pay us overtime.@@staplegun3703

Why do have 3 babies

God help them I’ll pray for them everyday I hope they see a better life and better days

People don't understand that with a raised minimum wage comes a raise in every aspect in life. You get $8 an hour, you pay $800 a month in rent, and with $15 an hour you pay $1500 a month in rent. What you need to understand quickly is that you must be frugal and save your money. You must forget about having fun in your life at least for a while. Forget about going out to restaurants, clubs, alcohol, cigarettes, ect. Save your cash and invest. If you're able to, give your kids the grand gift of a private school so they'll be taught better.

I worked on a construction site as a general laborer for 10 an hour, I also cut grass, I cleaned houses and in the end I made the ends meet. What exactly are you complaining about? Minimum wage was never meant to support a family, period.

@POVgames

6 жыл бұрын

Henryk Zaleski why shouldn’t it?

@Paul-ft9dn

6 жыл бұрын

who says any thing about a family? minimum wage wont support 1 person at the most basic level, a family is way beyond 15 an hour even.

@zeng58

6 жыл бұрын

Try to work and live by yourself this reality . Some parents have to spend for kids day to day basis.

They made bad choices now they have to live the consequence.

I hope they have a better life soon

@dreamcoreness6845

4 жыл бұрын

Same

Do not have kids UNTIL you can afford them.

Make bad decisions, reap bad consequences. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

The minimum wage should at least be $15 an hour!!! But without bills going up as well

@grantflores5410

4 жыл бұрын

Ivan Sosa you stupid bruh

@robertmasina4610

3 жыл бұрын

@Ivan. Well, if that was the case, then an employer would have to make a decision like raise the cost of the product one is selling or maybe lay off an employee or whatever number it may be.

@MySensualWorld

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertmasina4610 Profits are going up and have been going up for years, billions in profits. They wouldn’t have to lay off anyone working for one of thses multi billion dollar fast food corporations, to pay a living wage.

@franksmith613

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is that the cost of living goes up too. That is why everything in california getting more expensive.

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

Price Controls an supply quotas prevent that. But nooooo. Y'all stupid asf. @@franksmith613

This is depressing..... And I'm setting here angry that I was fired

Why not the US just set monthly minimum wage with the required hour instead of this hourly wage crap... This will not work since the employee can easily cut hours...

This first woman who's speaking I read her story on KZread and watched the little documentary of her life and how she gets paid she says she has three adults living in the home. I do not understand how three other people live in the home now one of them can get a job

@voiceoverduleey6176

3 жыл бұрын

Cuz they’re just lazy ass fucks and they rely on her to make money... Pitiful and her husband needs to create a weight loss plan

NY TAKE 6 DIFFERENT TAXES FROM WORKERS' PAY. RAISE THE WAGE TO 15 A HOUR.

Well why TF did you have three kids

@imanibelton7634

5 жыл бұрын

Usually when you're married you also have kids at some point.

You are not supposed to make a career out of working at fast food. The wages are set for entry level. Like high school and college students.

That is a shame for people working their butt off for a measly $7.25 an hour they need to raise the minimum wage to at least$10 hour.

Certifications will do the trick. Having no type of education or developed skills in this day and age is RIDICULOUS.

@queensnowmdp2117

3 жыл бұрын

@Kommisar Very much true! I learned through conversations with my college professor at UGA. Being patient will get you through it.

@queensnowmdp2117

2 жыл бұрын

@NorthOfWindsor Hence why I said certifications. The WIOA here in Georgia provides full tuition for certification programs in multiple fields. People shouldn’t have to jump into a degree program and go into massive debt just to earn a living. They can start from the bottom and work their way up if they choose to. If not, that’s their choice to make.

You can live in Brownsville, Brooklyn for less than that where Shenita is from.

just remember you signed up for this. You had no education but had kids. Hope about improve yourself with college or school. This guy is living with his parents. BOTH parents. If he tried he could go to school. Better yourself's people.

No, but you can on $15 an hour which is what minimum wage is now. I think that's fair, although it's crazy that there are many jobs that require a college degree and professional experience that are only paying $20 an hour. It doesn't seem like the structural inflation that one would expect to accompany a minimum wage increase has taken place.

@MattSezer

2 жыл бұрын

@Allison Edwards So what should minimum wage be then?

@lel3450

2 жыл бұрын

@@MattSezer something to the amount what boomers made and dollar was valued at the time. Money inflated should also apply to wages.

@SURENITY

Жыл бұрын

Minimum wage is still $7.25 here in expensive Dallas, Texas. It is mid 2023 now….

@MattSezer

Жыл бұрын

@@SURENITY Dallas is ridiculously cheap compared to NYC, and you have no state income tax. NYC has both state AND city income taxes.

@ericwilliams8371

10 ай бұрын

I have a job right now at an environmental consulting firm making $42,000/year. I had a Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience going into my current job. My current job has an automatic raise to $46,000/year after 6 months, but those wages are still pitiful in Denver, CO

I can't understand how can a person work with 7.25 in usa because your gdp per capita 70.000 usd. Here in turkey 10-12k usd still my mom works with 3.00 an hour with menial job.

$15 an hour will solve absolutely nothing, have bigger aspirations, their going to tax everyone more, everything will be more expensive, small businesses will go belly up, less people will be Hired. Use your heads people. Basic economics, nothing is ever free

Can you live in New York City on $7.25/hour? Fast-food workers protesting outside a Brooklyn Wendy's say no.

It’s definitely possible if you are not paying for rent. I mean if you work full time, which is at least 30 hours a week, you basically make 150 bucks a week before taxes. Minimum wage in New York City is like fifteen bucks. If you don’t have a car as well, then it makes it even easier as you don’t have to worry about gas or paying off your car. Omny costs up to 33 a week, but you pay 2.75 per ride. One week’s wages would be enough to cover a month’s rides if you spend 33 a week on this. There are dollar menus to eat from. For instance, Taco Bell, McDonald’s pizza places, and some of the food carts. If you can survive on a dollar per meal each day, then you are spending like a dollar to six bucks a day, so 31 bucks to 186 bucks a month.

cigarettes here are 4.75 a pack. how much in NY? that's why you can't survive. and the rent is 5 times more there than my city. maybe time to move??

@kensims4086

6 жыл бұрын

+Faizan Ali I don't pay for cigarettes and get free rent that's why I'm rich..

I literally live check by check making 7.15 an hour without paying rent

@traceford4904

5 жыл бұрын

It's nice that you have parents that care for you and let you stay there rent free.

@rot2896

11 ай бұрын

@@traceford4904 i did the same exact thing before without parents, so it doesn't necessarily mean that

They need to Do a update on this Woman It’s been years

Short answer is NO

Ppl really believed in Obama like he was a friend they can pick up n call like wtf

@greenearthblueskies8556

3 жыл бұрын

Like they you believe in Trump...,has he called lately? 😂

So many nasty comments, it disgusts me. The lady at the beginning of the video got married, got a good education, had kids (as pro lifers always want regardless of the circumstances), 7 people under her roof, helping keep this economy moving, and yet ya'll still shame families like hers and bash them for getting government help? You don't know everyone's situation. Getting a slightly better job could cause her to lose her benefits which is the case for many struggling families and the fact of the matter is that even people with the best paying jobs are still struggling and need help. Put yourself in her shoes and realize that many of you laughing at her situation come from a place of privilege.

I’m sorry but having 3 kids while still working minimum wage job? Hmm sounds like it’s your fault. Maybe you should’ve gone to trade school to get a better job. Before having kids

i couldn’t even imagine i live in green bay wi and i’m stressed about $11hr for JUST ME

Can’t you work Ubereats or doordash on foot or bike in NYC? Seems like that is a good way to make extra bucks. The guy in the video can probably get by doing that. He’ll make more than fast food and can get pretty much unlimited hours as long as he has a smartphone.

This is 2018. NYC minimum wage is $13 now....Someone find her and ask her now.....she will say the same as in 2013...Where is her husband ?...does he pay child support ?....add up a the free dollar value she gets...make a total...and see how much she has...

I love Shenita!

Definitely not!

Never get batter my country too.just work for food ..

0:39 Am I the only one who can't stand that guys vein in his neck

2nd person lives with his parents and had no food to eat?

work blue collar jobs, technician jobs, contruction work, or truck driving. There is no excuse to not better your situation even if you put yourselves there. That is what great about our country, opportunity.

Why don’t they try and get better jobs?.. but then if no one does the poor paying jobs, we will collapse

@shimmer4771

Жыл бұрын

She probably isn't qualified for a better job.

Smh! 😞😞

If you were raised with a silver spoon in your mouth just keep your thoughts to yourself honestly

Learn to provide a service that is worthy of a better wage.

Revolution!!!

damn 7.25 in NYC Christ and I thought 16-18 an hour in a moderate cost area was poor...

@jayloncaoper6539

5 жыл бұрын

Paul W. You know this was 2013 right

@Coincollector81

4 жыл бұрын

I made $7.25 back in 2002.

1. First girl is 26 with 3 kids - and she's rather pretty. It's almost like waiting for a man to make an entreaty of marriage to you before having kids might have saved you from that "KFC job that you love" so much. Which, of course, means making yourself available as a proper wife. Quid pro quo, pumpkin. 2. The man who makes $50 a week. His is more understandable - perhaps college is not so good an idea, however. Consider trade school - welders can make a shit-ton of money. Start out as an apprentice with someone. 3. The girl: come out of that lesbianism. Otherwise - you're doomed. And a minimum wage isn't going to help you - it's just going to make things worse while it 'appears' to help you. Your hours are going to get cut, and then down the line, you'll be replaced by automation.

@qhyz

4 жыл бұрын

you have the answers to everything dont you? As for the lady and her "lesbianism" what does that have to do with her job?

@tammat705

3 жыл бұрын

Her husband is the father of her kids. Have you not watched the video about her situation from PBS News Hour?

Do hha.

Why colonel why? Its already 21th century

in 2022 you can't live on $7.25. I made that amount 20 years ago when Rent was cheap.

Hell no thats an F U wage..

Our Minimum wage here in Vancouver BC is now $14.60 an hour.

If you live with your parents you shouldn’t have any money problems

@ljpal18

5 жыл бұрын

College debt happens.

Damn I make 26 and im struggling

@jdog8663

3 жыл бұрын

What do you do to make $26 an hour, construction?

@leraj1639

2 жыл бұрын

@NorthOfWindsor New York

@leraj1639

2 жыл бұрын

@NorthOfWindsor yeah

@leraj1639

2 жыл бұрын

@NorthOfWindsor nah

@nunyadambusiness3530

8 ай бұрын

have you ever stopped and used your braincells and thought.... oh wait, their cost of living is so high, they're suck... like bro stop drinking tap water, that lead getting into ur brain @NorthOfWindsor

An employee needs to produce value greater than their wage rate. Schools don't teach real economics or making a living type of bookkeeping. Some people never learn it and they begin to believe the odds are stacked against them. Other people figure it out and forge ahead. I've known of farm laborers who managed to become homeowners, land owners, and put away a tidy nest egg for themselves and their families. It's done all the time but not by stupid people.

COVID made even worser with food prices rise to unimaginable rate. Thanks 2020

2024 now and nothing has changed, only worse after Covid

Now you know good and damn well if you live with your parents them folks ain't hardly gone see your ass hungry! We gone all eat together! It may not be much but we gone eat something and our chirren is welcomed to enjoy too! Stop with da tall tales of WOE! And FYI: If you're not making a living wage you therefore are considered low to moderate income which equals you and possibly your family qualifies for FOOD STAMPS! GET EM and EAT and then WORK!

I love Shenita

Here's a tip! Close your legs or carry a Plan B just in case!

@Dnariobeats1289

6 жыл бұрын

nissim baraness stfu

@caitlinwatson2980

6 жыл бұрын

nissim baraness imma pray for you, you’ve got the devil close by

@nobad6134

6 жыл бұрын

But it is true a significant predictor of poverty is having kids you can't afford. This economy and world is harsh enough for one to take care of themselves as a youth, talk less of having a kid when you have little or no marketable skills. No one should have kids unless they are receiving individual or joint household income of 40,000 dollars or more. And even then it's a struggle and requires budgeting.

@SHLOMIOVITS

6 жыл бұрын

SHUT YOUR ASS UP!

@denisela3403

6 жыл бұрын

And when they get older you'll complain that they should have had lis to take care of them

Mabye don't live in.....NY?

Forget about an increase: how about free housing, clothing, food?

@glittersilver7779

6 жыл бұрын

Vince P there's already free housing & food!! it's called section 8 & food stamps

@CameronsCarReviews

5 жыл бұрын

RIGHT!!!

Get a higher paying job

i couldn’t even imagine i live in green bay wi and i’m stressed about $11hr for JUST ME