I don't know what's worse getting 7.25 an hr or having taxes taken out of that.

@greenearthblueskies8556

3 жыл бұрын

Dayuuuuuuum.....you have a point.

@TheCatslock

3 жыл бұрын

Right? What's the point of having taxes taken out when its a proven fact almost all politicians don't actually represent us. They represent the corporations and rich donors.

@AO-nr7kl

3 жыл бұрын

So is your suggestion to not tax anyone not earning 15.00 per hour besides Medicare and SSI? Interesting thought

@ninjablack4347

3 жыл бұрын

sales tax, social security tax, medicare tax, income tax from state and federal. I just don't know why these lazy young people aren't succeeding in life, said the boomer

@Gary65437

3 жыл бұрын

@@ninjablack4347 As a boomer that once made $3.25 an hr minimum wage in 1976 working construction as a laborer I recall having to pay all those taxes. But it does seem like everything costs more nowadays. Boomers never had a $90 monthly fee for a cell phone or $80 cable bill, or paid $900+ to rent an apt and we could buy a cheap used car. You don't see many of them anymore either. Now you have to live in your van or car or with parents to get by on $7.25.

$7.25 per hour is insulting in 2021. I made that amount, but it was 25 years ago.

@coreysuffield

3 жыл бұрын

25 years ago, that would have been 12.52 per hour in today's money, to make today's 7.25 you would have been only making 4.15 per hour(25 years ago)

@jennifertarin4707

2 жыл бұрын

$15 per hour in 2021 is insulting as evidenced by this 72 year old grandma.

@ElearningDigest

2 жыл бұрын

I made $3.30 an hour back in 1987. That’s probably around $7 today. I was only 16. This was in California, washing dishes.

@MegaPrincessviolet

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I made that amount when I was 16, and working part time. I'm 30 now.

@thehangmansdaughter1120

2 жыл бұрын

We paid our babysitter $15/hr 10 years ago in New Zealand. Granted he was watching active twins, but still, I wasn't going to short him a decent wage. I can't believe Americans think it's okay to treat millions of families like that, it's inhumane, it's plain wrong. When 20% of your population can't feed and house themselves despite working full-time jobs there's something seriously wrong with how you run your country. Democracy is supposed to protect people, your representatives are supposed to work FOR you, to advance your cause, it's their job to care. Clearly they don't give a damn about any of you. You deserve better, you're paying them good money to not do their jobs. If they worked minimum wage jobs they'd have been fired years ago. It's time for a change.

They were worried about firing employees if the minimum wage were raised, however, most employees are quitting instead! I love it!

@wilson4180

2 жыл бұрын

Small businesses that can’t afford to pay employees $15/hr shouldn’t be hiring ppl in the first place.

@AdultingShouldntSuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@wilson4180 Says the guy who has probably never owned a business and has no clue about how much it costs to run one...

@AdultingShouldntSuck

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see the businesses struggling who took advantage of their employees to maximize their profits. People are tired of working crap jobs for pay they can barely live on. But unemployment doesn't last for THAT long... so I can't help but wonder what are these people doing to better themselves and increase their skills to get paid more at their next job?

@diouranke

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder what they're doing though

@wilson4180

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdultingShouldntSuck what are these ppl doing to better themselves to increase their skills.. nothing because they’re trapped in a never ending cycle of a low paying wage and working themselves to death to barely survive. If given a choice of further education or food, people choose food 10/10 times.

I needed experience, a diploma and three references to get a desk job at a hospital an I got $14.00/hour.. the Taco Bell down the street was hiring at $15.00/hour. The f***?

@venitocamelo6704

Жыл бұрын

what year was it??

$2.50/5.00 an hour should be a crime

@PraveenSriram

3 жыл бұрын

Slavery

@sfrealestatedealmaker6001

3 жыл бұрын

@@PraveenSriram They aren’t forced to work there, how is that slavery? 😂

@zed6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 Workers consent to wage slavery under the implicit threat of poverty, starvation, homelessness, etc. If you don't get a job, those are all the things you'll receive. In order to survive in this society, workers must submit to exploitation. After all, it is better for a worker to receive half of what they are worth than to receive nothing at all. Even if the worker may have chosen to work for a specific employer, they were ultimately forced by their environment to seek employment. Oftentimes, workers don't even really get to chose their employers, since they end up having to take the only jobs they can find. Any wage worker is faced with the survival imperative of earning money in order to survive in this system. Unfortunately for them, the people running businesses and companies know this all too well and are able to offer less than livable wages for work, with minimal benefits, as they know for those seeking employment that the circumstances dictate that they take the job or starve and be homeless. The freedom to apply for several different positions is far outweighed by the rudimentary enslavement that is wage based labor, especially in areas without many protections or advocacy groups for those laborers.

@MattSezer

3 жыл бұрын

At least in a lot of places, restaurants are required to reimburse tipped employees up to minimum wage if they didn’t get any tips. I know there is some confusion as to if this applies to the specific hour, day, or work week, but overall, it is illegal in many states for tipped employees to make less than the minimum wage if nobody tips.

@zed6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattSezer Interesting, can I have a article or a source about that? I'd like to learn more about this. And does this only apply to just restaurants? I don't think employees should be even having to rely on tips just to get by though and even if some states outlaw having employees be paid below minimum wage, would it really prove to be any significance if the minimum wage is just $7.25?

Low wages is why so many Americans are on food stamps, housing assistance and medical assistance.

@gpk1982

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! And instead of fixing the problems they want more tax money to “help” more Americans... 🙄 Then can help do not subsidizing corporate greed with welfare programs that also hollow out the middle class...

@csteele24

3 жыл бұрын

@@gpk1982 nailed it!

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

3 жыл бұрын

Those things are just traps

@saitamablz1512

3 жыл бұрын

High taxe and expensive legislation ?

@boogieap3617

3 жыл бұрын

Redlining

When looking at how devalued the US dollar is and rising inflation, $7.25 an hour is a crime.

@dancingghostgirl2291

2 жыл бұрын

I get 11.75

@javierjaime9386

2 жыл бұрын

That's would equal like $5 an hour with inflation

@dancingghostgirl2291

2 жыл бұрын

@@javierjaime9386 ?

@javierjaime9386

2 жыл бұрын

@@dancingghostgirl2291 wasn't talking to you

@lucasdobtc5

2 жыл бұрын

@@dancingghostgirl2291 I get 11,75 per day in Brazil

This is the sadder side of the US. Atleast we have free healthcare here in Canada and minimum wage in Alberta is $15/hour.

@dylanhoward7668

2 жыл бұрын

On the flip side your average salaries are much lower and your housing costs are much higher.

@treyd3433

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanhoward7668 housing in Canada can be very expensive but Alberta isnt bad. Avg household income in my city is close to 100k CAD so like 25 cents USD 😄... I think it depends on what part of the US are talking about with regards to avg salaries and housing cost.

@dylanhoward7668

2 жыл бұрын

@@treyd3433 yes, the prairies region is pretty affordable, but housing costs in Toronto and Vancouver have become shameful in the past decade, just like in coastal California.

@treyd3433

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanhoward7668 OMG yes!! Its insane! I dunno how avg people afford housing in Vancouver or TO. Atlantic Canada and Quebec are ok i think.

@93ImagineBreaker

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanhoward7668 housingisnt better here

When I worked at a restaurant as a cook and a waiter, I swore to myself that I will never work in a resturant again. Too much work for so little pay.

@JIMMY-nz1ld

3 жыл бұрын

But I thought the restaurant staffs gets good tips?

@libertarian4323

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. So I got an engineering degree. No more minimum wage. No government do-gooder needed.

@jack_lin5946

3 жыл бұрын

@@libertarian4323 same here! Got a software engineering job after college.

@howellwong11

3 жыл бұрын

@@libertarian4323 Yeh, but not everyone is smart. There is the Bell Curve.

@gdredd9587

3 жыл бұрын

@JKSteve1124 Any job should pay ppl a living wage. It’s brutal and inhuman to agree that these people should not have the means for the bare necessities after working to feed the likes of you all day.

*2 dollars an hour is easy to find on the ground than working a job*

@Ty-vj4wg

3 жыл бұрын

2 Dollars an hour isn’t minimum wage.

@elvisherrera12

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ty-vj4wg not unless one works at a restaurant

@carlkpsplucky5554

2 жыл бұрын

You’d have to find 20 dimes or 40 Nickels on the ground an hour. No one is leaving anything larger then a quarter on the ground in Wyoming.

@Michelle-pn9xt

2 жыл бұрын

I don't most people are leaving money on the ground and waiting for you to pick it up. Are you working?

@kmckask4831

2 жыл бұрын

@@elvisherrera12 They actually get paid the most with the benefit of having it in cash and not usually taxable unless tipped digitally

I think not having children young and working hard helped me to escape poverty.

@lelebella3252

4 ай бұрын

I didn’t have children young so I’d disagree with ya

If you can't pay a livable wage, you shouldn't be in business .

@darksoulsss2618

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that... and am not religious.

@ColinTherac117

2 жыл бұрын

When the business doesn't exist, then things don't get done. Just like with me having to do all of my house repairs myself. The labor costs for professional carpenters, plumbers, and electricians are priced to only be able to break even working on mansions at mansion prices. And when I do it myself, I run the risk of labor unions using exclusionary legal tactics, targeted enforcement of regulations, and/or just regular suing me into the ground just for fixing my home.

@BlackPaladin2

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColinTherac117 ....then you raise prices slightly to make a profit. It isn't that difficult, literally every successful business in history has done it.

Hi! I'm the economist from the video. I just wanted to thank you for watching this piece and I encourage you to share this and discuss what the minimum wage should be in the US. Have a wonderful day!

@libertarian4323

3 жыл бұрын

I hope the China Global Television Network (a subsidiary of the Chinese Communist Party) paid you enough for your participation to fix that cracked windshield on your truck.

@zed6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@libertarian4323 What kind of mental gymstatics did you even do to jump to such a ridiculous conclusion?

@libertarian4323

3 жыл бұрын

@@zed6740 The windshield was clearly cracked. The part about CGTN is even more obvious. CGTN is owned by China Central Television, the state controlled media arm of the People's Republic of China, which was established by Mao. This isn't a secret, they don't even attempt to hide it.

@zed6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@libertarian4323 Right so what's your point? If it's funded by CGTN is that wrong because as far as I'm concerned, as long as it's factual and reasonable that's all matters.

@libertarian4323

3 жыл бұрын

@@zed6740 It's "factual" as the Chinese Communist Party chooses to see it. It's riddled with omissions in order to fool the unknowing and unthinking into believing a narrative that to a large degree is not true.

There is absolutely no reason that a huge corporation would have to lay off employees in order to pay $15 an hour. The CEO just needs to get a grip on reality and ditch the yacht.

@kmckask4831

2 жыл бұрын

The yacht of operation costs and governmental imposed fees? It’s not cheap to keep a business running and if it doesn’t the workers will go from having some money to having none and being jobless

@amandataebby

2 жыл бұрын

@@kmckask4831 this is the most asinine comment I've ever read. As if the cost of living for the average citizen doesn't matter...

@chrisward4576

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's going to work

@intuitionz1198

2 жыл бұрын

well in Sweden, McDonald's pays their minimum wage workers 23.50 an hour. the prices of the food are comparable to American prices. they don't pay it in America because nobody forces them to. it's never been about them being able to afford it they just want to be greedy. owners, CEOs, etc don't actually really work for a living. most of the time they got loans just to be able to afford the business that they have. then when things go well, which never would have happened without the workers, they take all the money and run. then they cry poor mouth. and the brain dead part of our population actually believes them.

@josephjarosz9009

2 жыл бұрын

They will be replaced with automation

6 years ago, I graduated from high school n got my first job making 8.05 then went to Walmart and work myself up from 9 to 11 n it still wasn't enough 🤦🏽 plus I was miserable n paying for college. Now I'm a deputy making 23.68 an hour n I'll never talk down on anybody working less than me or work at places like Walmart 🙅🏽‍♂️ I have seen greed at its best n corporations cheat their workers out of money n time. I remember Walmart refused this older worker time off for chemotherapy n he was tearing up bc he couldn't afford to get fired or miss chemotherapy. He ended up passing away a week later n he came in the day before n told me to keep pushing through school n keep doing what I was doing bc it's gonna work out. I was probably 19 years ago n I'll never let that go

@yesiownfrodo

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you will write that up and send it to the New York Times. Some people really need to read that story. How heartless!! My word, what have we come to when people can't get off of work to go to chemo? Thank you for sharing.

@IsraelsonofGod27

Жыл бұрын

I’m not trying to sound like I don’t appreciate anything but I live in Miami and make 4k a month and it’s still not enough to live in a great place It’s decent here

@momo1461

Жыл бұрын

We should lower minimum wage and eliminate overtime so people work longer. If they worked all the time and lived in fear, companies would make more money and America would be great again. 🇺🇸

2:20: "I'm passionate cause I don't know, you should care for other people" This is the best guy they could find to interview.

Millionaire law makers consistently vote against raising the minimum wage.

@dragonore2009

2 жыл бұрын

Good, they should vote against it, in fact they should vote to repeal minimum wage laws.

@spudman12382

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragonore2009 don't like making minimum wage? Than do whatever you have to do to make more money

@dragonore2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@spudman12382 Indeed, the federal minimum wage should be $0/hour.

@spudman12382

2 жыл бұрын

@@dragonore2009 most people won't agree with that but of a place is only paying 5 dollars an hour well.... don't work there. And try to encourage the people who do work there to find something better. Because if that place has no employees then they will have to raise the pay or go out of business.

@dragonore2009

2 жыл бұрын

@@spudman12382 Indeed. If a place is dumb enough to offer $1/hour nobody will work there. Bernie Bros act as if business people are stupid, when they are not. They have enough sense to offer you the market wage. They wouldn't offer a $1/hour wage since they know you will just go somewhere else. Despite what Bernie Bros think, labor is competitive and as much as a "Capitalist" wants to exploit you for low wages, another Capitalist wants to do the same, but has to offer you a bit more than the other Capitalist to get your labor. So the "exploitation by Capitalist" as a criticism by Bernie Bros is mitigated by a competitive labor market which is enhanced by less government involvement in the economy, yet the Bernie Bros wants more government intrusion in the market which exacerbates the problem.

Damm I thought this was a documentary made like 10 years ago but then I saw the date 😲

@adamgalliath1692

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@selflove428

3 жыл бұрын

April 6, 2021 omg

@ihatemyjob9502

3 жыл бұрын

I SAID THE SAME THING BRO 😐

@kingwik2720

3 жыл бұрын

Nobody wore masks 10 years ago. 🤣

@marciawade9101

3 жыл бұрын

Same! I was like, "Huh?" Crazy! Well, unless you've got a career, degree or own a business, FORGET living in Wyoming.

$2.50 to $5.00 an hour is actually lower than many developing countries this is crazy

@jalicea1650

2 жыл бұрын

America is a gilded nation. It's really a third world country pretending it's a rich one. The only people who thrive in this environment are the very rich and professional classes. Most Americans are doomed. No unions. Most products made in China. Bloated military budget. No proper infrastructure. The education system is failing because it's not properly funded. A society fracturing because of conservative policies. Ah America land of liberty... land of inequality, school shootings, poverty and terrible healthcare. Gotta love this country!

@matsim6020

Жыл бұрын

A bude horšie.

Man I’ll never complain about my $23 an hr ever again this is insane in New Zealand our min wage is $20 but we also have a high cost of living

@virginiaherbert5581

2 жыл бұрын

I am in the UK and pay my gardener the equivalent of 30 dollars US an hour. These people in this video must be desperate. The richest country in the world? God bless them.

@amandab8433

2 жыл бұрын

I'm in California where minimum wage is $15. Of course you have to figure in the cost of living. My husband is a first line worker, and belongs to a union. His hourly wage is just a bit over $62 an hour. We looked into moving to Texas, and the starting, and ending, wage for his job is $24. The two states, minus cost of owning a home instead of renting, are surprisingly similar in costs. Example of grocery costs being is 17% less in Texas.

@moseskongi4746

2 жыл бұрын

​@@amandab8433 California is disgusting. future 3rd world toilet

@Dannyvirk

2 жыл бұрын

I think Americans are told a fair wage is 'socialism', and Americans hate socialism.

@alexearnshaw1468

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandab8433 yeah I also own a home here in New Zealand it’s a struggle I’m on 23ph with petrol costs at 3$ a L food here is very expensive aswell, i mean it’s probably not that bad in some peoples eyes but im basically paycheque to paycheque but very thankful to own a asset

They shouldn't only focus on the minimum wage, but the cost of living as well.

@abcdef-kx2qt

2 жыл бұрын

********* COLA ***************

@intuitionz1198

2 жыл бұрын

that's just it they'll keep raising their prices of rent but never give people enough money to pay it what they raised it to. the whole point of the reich wing is to kill off as many people that they feel are lazy as possible. corporations don't need people that's why they are fighting so hard to ban abortions. they kill off the people that they think suck all the money for out of the economy for them and force the ones that are left to continue to have babies they don't want. this is their idea of creating a society that doesn't have people that are kind in it and just has a slave population. they get away with this kind of atrocity because they've convinced a bunch of lower and middle class people that if they just work hard enough they'll make just as much money as they do. anyone with two brain cells to rub together knows this will never happen. what they're doing is actually a crime against humanity.

@alexdetrojan4534

2 жыл бұрын

The cost of renting or home ownership is the thing that is making people poor

@intuitionz1198

2 жыл бұрын

@Lilly B well rent doesn't have to go up prices don't have to go up none of that has to happen. that's strictly with the result of the greedy.

@seemslegit57

2 жыл бұрын

@Lilly B rent and inflation is always going to go up regardless if the minimum wage is raised or not

I raised two children on low wage jobs and they suffered nutritionally and in social ways too. I still live a low wage existance at 80 years old because social security is based on your lifetime employment wage. So that is an entire lifetime of struggle, working two jobs until I physically broke down and scrounging.

@johnnypham2850

3 жыл бұрын

Ms. Garret May I please ask why You chose that lifestyle and decided to place other people in such a circumstance?

@yoshimansxl

3 жыл бұрын

Ignore the comment by Johnny Pham, that person is either a troll or one of those hyper individualists who believe people chose a life of struggle.

@richardbowers3647

3 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Survival is everything, and you've survived to 80 & then some. As for me, I had to keep on reinventing myself to do something similar as you did. It was a tawdry society that kept me off balance, and that high-rising cost of living thing was unbeatable too! Survival! Happy to hear you made it.

@sfrealestatedealmaker6001

3 жыл бұрын

@@yoshimansxl 😂 Don’t be a victim, we all make choices in our lives.

@gwenie77able

3 жыл бұрын

America is so sad. Greed is all it is.

Most times it amazes me greatly how I moved from an average lifestyle to earning over $63k per month, Utter shock is the word. I have understood a lot in the past few years that there are lots of opportunities in the financial market. The only thing is to know where to invest.

@Florencecoxx

7 ай бұрын

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7 ай бұрын

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7 ай бұрын

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@thamad311

7 ай бұрын

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@bjoe631

7 ай бұрын

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I've said this before and I'll say it again: if I was 72 years old and was forced to work because I didn't have enough to pay the bills, I'd move to central or south america or somewhere in Portugal. Every year, financial magazines put out the best places that you can retire on $1,000 a month. The average social security check is $1,400. I simply wouldn't stay in America where you can live VERY WELL on $1,000 in, for example, Costa Rica. In this woman's case, the family that I was supporting would have to come with me or stand on their own two feet. At 72, what are you doing to do? Work until you're dead?

@autumngirl5194

2 жыл бұрын

Portugal and Costa Rica is too expensive

@cancel.lgbtq.6892

2 жыл бұрын

Not that easy to just pack up and move. Other factors involve.

@MRkriegs

2 жыл бұрын

How would you get social security if you moved to another country? Is that a thing?

@yesiownfrodo

2 жыл бұрын

Have you been to any of those countries? Those are third world countries, hot as hell, little infrastructure, and unstable. So you're going to move to a third world country where you know no one, and have to learn a new language at 72. smh.

@cryinginstyle

Жыл бұрын

@@yesiownfrodo for the rising Hispanic population in America, Costa Rica would be a good place to retire. Relatively safe, cheap, and somebody who is bilingual in English and spanish would fit in perfectly.

Why is the poor elderly lady providing for others? She should be retired and taken care of. So sad.

@claytonbill

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@jcman240

3 жыл бұрын

Cause she and her children have no skills the free market wants

@anonomous8719

3 жыл бұрын

If only she paid into a 401k. Sacrifice today for tomorrow betterment.

@wturner777

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonomous8719 How could she if all her money is going towards her necessities, which are getting more expensive every year?

@anonomous8719

3 жыл бұрын

@@wturner777 cut back. Most necessities are wants not needs.

I remember when I was in college sacking groceries, the owner told his friend that he has to pay his bag boys$1.60 an hour. I was paying my way through college, but by the grace of God I graduated. The poor are so mistreated. It makes me mad as hell! Mike from Tennessee!

@cakeisyummy5755

2 жыл бұрын

@Tajveer Sidhu Moving is Expensive.

@johnmartin4641

2 жыл бұрын

You were in college. You weren’t supposed to make a lot of money. That’s for after college.

@scwirpeo

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmartin4641 Have to pay for college somehow. Not all of us get born with a silver spoon like you.

@johnmartin4641

2 жыл бұрын

@@scwirpeo parents need to step up and pay for their kids’ college like I did for mine. I blame parents who don’t pay for their kids’ college for creating socialists.

@markcalous305

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmartin4641 Not everyone has parents that can afford to pay for their schooling Johnny. You're speaking from a position of PRIVILEGE.

Its appalling what this country deems as acceptable I bet if the government officials got paid minimum wage there would be a change in the system.

@iqbalindaryono8984

2 жыл бұрын

Changes like making the entire bureaucratic system be more corrupt. What you want is accountability, accountability from the government and the people they are protecting from laws and taxes.

@KennTollens

2 жыл бұрын

That is why they elected to be able to declare their own pay raises.

@likeablecloud2454

2 жыл бұрын

it's pretty easy to buy a house on minimum wage within a year... people just aren't doing it... and that's the sad part... noone's doing it. they think it's better to rent than to buy a house after 8 months of saving. they also think it's acceptable to eat out every day, or to pay an internet bill when a small phonebill and bumming free wifi does wonders. there are literal unlimited plans for 30 bucks a month... we all choose the more expensive ones out of convenience... that's how stupid decisions cripple you.

@KennTollens

2 жыл бұрын

@@likeablecloud2454 Outright buy or come up with the downpayment? Would a bank give a min wage worker the loan?

@likeablecloud2454

2 жыл бұрын

@@KennTollens dude i know banks will loan to minimum wage workers. how else did i get my car. it's simple if you make 3X the monthly payment the banks will lend to you. if the loan is amongst 30 years for a house and you have 10% down it's pretty damn easy to find homes under 300 a month... and you actually own it. also it's pretty easy to get a loan on a car. cars are pretty easy. mine is 183 a month for a brand new 2022 subaru forester... it took a big down payment around 8k but it's still affordable. but the same for other stuff like on houses. to buy outright you can get a 400sqft home for around 7,000 dollars... obviously the cost differs depending on where you live etc... but you get the point you can get small manufactured homes for that pricepoint so i know it's possible. small manufactured homes are all over the place, or you could get building kits and build the house yourself... and the whole banks won't lend on minimum wage is stupid... most people who work minimum wage in the United states pull out loans just to get by... why wouldn't they lend on a car or a house?

All the factory jobs were shipped overseas.

The elderly lady should be enjoying her golden years...

@GravaticBurst

2 жыл бұрын

Oh the corporate dogs are enjoying her golden years!!!

@davisholman8149

2 жыл бұрын

She has a family she loves - yes, wish she could only work part time. But trust me - sitting home 24/7 watching TV is no life either. Her family makes her ‘rich’ compared to some.

@mackeejack6731

2 жыл бұрын

@@GravaticBurst last generation to have social security.....your sympathy is misplaced

@GravaticBurst

2 жыл бұрын

@@mackeejack6731 social security is a joke and has grown into something it wasn't meant for.

@d33763

2 жыл бұрын

While top 500 billlionaires has $8 trillion in net worth and top 10% of population owns 90% of American stocks/equities. America, where ones dreams are built on another’s nightmare.

When I started working at age 16 the minimum wage was $4.25 an hour now I am 46 and it is $7.25 something is very wrong with that it's called greed. CEOs would rather put that in their pockets then raise wages and scare us that if our wages raised prices would raise the truth of the matter is everything has already raised except for our pay the pay we should be getting bought the CEO the next big house or the next large trip end of story

@keirenle

3 жыл бұрын

The minimum wage in Australia is over 21 dollars per hour for adult, 21 and onwards. We have Medicare and super for retirement yet many still find it hard to survive. How is a fiver be a living wage?

@jazzyjazz9872

3 жыл бұрын

@@keirenle despite of the sticky situation why the property market is rocketing sky high ?

@EY_YES

3 жыл бұрын

ask foreign MILLIONAIRE INVESTORS...ASK doctors lawyers and CEOs.. ask university professors....ask pharmacy owner and land lords....ask your bankers.....they will EXPLAIN THIS IS ONLY RIGHT.....we are worthless...just modern slaves......inbred brainwashed addicted to garbage.....RIP EARTH...RIP FREEDOM AND DIGNITY😭😭😭😭😰

@mauibill7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@jazzyjazz9872 It's called a boom, caused by greedy investors pumping money into the market. It will crash soon, don't worry about that.

@jazzyjazz9872

3 жыл бұрын

@@mauibill7233 hope so

It’s amazing how people can justify low wages yet fully support lower taxes for big businesses. They always say raising the minimum wage will lead to increased unemployment which is a lie.

@user-mj9lq9vp3w

8 ай бұрын

They support lower taxes for everyone not just big business. Wyoming is one of the best places to live in the entire country for a damn reason

I love it when I am told to get a better job if I want to get paid more. I am not a very smart person by any means. I am however a very hard worker. I never miss a shift and always stay extra when needed. I tried going to classes but failed, like I said unfortunately when it comes to school I am just dumb. I cannot keep trying to pay for schooling I can’t afford anyway to just fail. I work two jobs, and am trying to save for a car since my old one died at the beginning of the pandemic. So now I walk 20 miles a day to get to and from work. I’m definitely living the dream

@royharper2003

2 жыл бұрын

do you have a roof over your head and clothes to wear? Are you starving?

@bodybykenni

5 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

Dollar Tree is like Target for me now a days. Gotta keep it real-

@gregorycyr9272

3 жыл бұрын

I live across the street from dollar tree in Raleigh NC.I love dollar tree.😀☝️🖐

@NDB82

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@missdesireindependance5194

3 жыл бұрын

True

@shannonroblin4824

3 жыл бұрын

There is nothing wrong with the dollar tree. When I had money I still shopped there due to you never know these days whether you’ll have a job or not. So yes gotta keep it real.

@northernsegageorge6510

3 жыл бұрын

I worked in Target for a year and was so low paid could not afford to shop in Target. $7.50ph and they made sure you're hours were kept under certain amount to avoid benefits.

Having kids is the last thing you need to do. We grew up in poverty to single mothers in a poor town and I knew I had to take drastic measures to escape that life. We're all in our 30s now and all the girls I grew up with remain in poverty with kids of their own, still relying on their now elderly moms. We all took the govt money for free college - I'm the only one who didn't drop out to go "have fun". And that's with caring for my chronically ill mother. It's hard, but you gotta make it work no matter what. Instead of living off my mom in her golden years, I'm supporting her and making sure her last years aren't in poverty.

@xr1jayx

2 жыл бұрын

Smartest comment on here... sorry not sorry I was poor, NOTHING handed to me for free, joined the military, finished college and got a good job.. now I enjoy life and take care of my mom.. and like you, I never understood why people have CHILDREN if they can barely feed themselves..I have ZERO sympathy for you people cause you have your life priorities mixed up and you didn't plan your life.. the worst part about these needy people is that they are jealous of your success and wonder why you aren't struggling with kids...

@SueNahmee

2 жыл бұрын

This comment is so true. People…it’s called condoms. Use them or end up struggling in your retirement saddled with debt and no one to help you

@extrules

2 жыл бұрын

I graduated high school at 17, working 45 hour weeks in a nursing home and going to college full time. I flunked out when I was injured at work. I lost everything, including my insurance. Birth control costs money in America. These kids, even with (very scarce) government support for school, are drowning in debt and despair. But SURE. Let's blame teenagers living in a dystopia for their own lifelong suffering. They should've known better, right? Its all their fault for being slvts. Its sick how we hold innocent girls, not even adults sometimes, to the standard that they not only must support themselves in impossible conditions, but they're not allowed to have any fun, AND must consider supporting their parents for the rest of their lives. This also disregards that some people WANT children, but we make it financially impossible for so many people to support their own offspring. A decent life for an uneducated woman and her child is not too much to ask from the richest country on the planet.

@extrules

2 жыл бұрын

More to the point, I want to say: You're a bad person for judging others for their suffering. You are not better than anyone else because you just happened to survive poverty without any major scars. The system is broken regardless of whether you personally can take care of your mommy.

@Whocares1976

2 жыл бұрын

My mom grew up like that, but she did marry my dad at 16, and he worked extremely hard to take care of her and us. I myself, will never have children. I have a lot of auto immune disorders and can barely take care of myself. With that being said, you have to have empathy for people, it’s extremely hard to pull yourself out of poverty and incredibly sad or toxic situations. It’s hard to focus on school , when there is no food in the house, and your parents aren’t helpful, or god forbid, your parents are addicted to drugs, or you experience some type of trauma. It’s not easy to escape that and have the strength to do better, when the odds are stacked against you. My mom was smart, had straight A’s, and was terrified of college. She didn’t have any to help her apply, the money to attend any of the prospective student weekends ( this was the 80s), and her dad was not interested, since he didn’t know how to help her.

Companies always say they have to pay executives big money in order to stay competitive. Interestingly, for the frontline workers, they say the opposite, they can't afford to pay big money, in order to stay competitive. Interesting...

you should not be allowed to pay someone under minimum wage just because they get tips! its the company's responsibility to pay its employees not the customer

@pauld9561

Жыл бұрын

It's kept that way so that the employer saves on not covering overhead expenses like workmans comp. ,and unemployment comp. Loopholes.

When we raised our minimum wage to $15.00 an hour in Seattle no one went out of business. The economy was booming. People spent their money and businesses had to hire to keep up with the demand. We are better off today.

@sfrealestatedealmaker6001

3 жыл бұрын

Seattle and Wyoming are 2 different economies. This comparison is crazy 😂

@mauibill7233

3 жыл бұрын

Making sense....nice. Too bad a lot of folks have blinders on.

@Victor-tl4dk

3 жыл бұрын

exactly. Paying low wages is like arguing sharecropping should still be used because it produces cheap goods.

@zuzanazuscinova5209

3 жыл бұрын

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 Seattle has a ton of highly paid tech workers who can afford to pay for this increase.

@ariefraiser140

3 жыл бұрын

@@zuzanazuscinova5209 The high tech workers are not paying for the increases. There's only so many hamburgers a high tech worker will want and only so many dinners and movies they will pay for. The ones paying are the workers who were making below $15/ hr and now have considerably more disposable income to spend on going out. Instead of eating raman noodles they can now afford to go out to eat a bit more. Instead of always watching Netflix they may be able to attend a movie at the movie theater. There are considerably more low wage workers in every city in the US than there are high wage workers. Giving them a raise will recirculate more money in the economy because they now have a living wage.

15 dollars an hour in NYC is poverty wages Cost of living is sky high

@johnblah1040

2 жыл бұрын

@@itzasweater9621 shut up

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

2 жыл бұрын

@@itzasweater9621 I did Left Sag Harbor in 2015 Glad I did

@alwillk

2 жыл бұрын

Back when I joined the nypd in 2007 they paid 27,000 a year. Which works out to about $13 an hour. A 3 bedroom in queens was $3600 a month.

@frederickmuhlbauer9477

2 жыл бұрын

@@alwillk And who the hell wants to live in Queens anyway? Surely not me

@joshuastarkloff9602

2 жыл бұрын

@@itzasweater9621 WOOW!!! SOOOO SMART!!!!! JUST LEAVE?!!! AMAZING IDEA!!!! WOOOOOOW!!!!

I was making between $100 and $120 a week when I was in college. That paid for my living expenses and tuition. We had 5 people living in a two bedroom apartment, my monthly share was $100 on rent and utilities. Thank heaven the tuition was affordable back then. I did that between 1982 and 1986, both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Cudos to Nick! Finally, an ally of the backbone of this country!

So the business owner who had to take a second job deserves compassion but when employees have to take second and thirds jobs to stay afloat, it's what needs to be done? Like i don't get it

@nicylee

3 жыл бұрын

@JKSteve1124 Exactly

@sailorsister211

3 жыл бұрын

@JKSteve1124 Well, trade or 4 years aren't exactly free so many ppl aren't free to make a choice between a trade or 4-year degree. In my personal experience, I feel like schools don't talk about planning after high school with students, why we are where we are, fighting to raise minimum wage bc many of us don't have a plan. Like, I talk to my friend who went to different high school than I did, how many of our teachers made us believe you can't be successful without a college degree which isn't true and can put students on a bad path if college isn't for them and they don't talk enough about trade school and what it can offer to students.

@gpk1982

3 жыл бұрын

I have a degree & while I’ve earned more than minimum wage, it was not enough to get an apartment or a car. Especially because I got screwed by Sallie Mae with my student loans.

@CaraMarie13

3 жыл бұрын

@JKSteve1124 so working after high school is not having a plan? So it's on them for working in places that don't allow them to make a living? Well thank you for enlightenment me. That's definitely what people get for working for working in places that doesn't pay them enough. The solution is super simple: get a job that pays you enough. Wherever has this life changing advice been?

@shoryacione5175

3 жыл бұрын

@JKSteve1124 exactly thank you

You can love America but it sure as hell won't love you back

@blupyxi5669

3 жыл бұрын

It's a brand. Practically a product. A huge corporation. Nothing more. A lot of people are waking up like young lovestruck people suddenly growing up and realizing they're in a toxic relationship.

@stephaniebrooks8044

3 жыл бұрын

It absolutely does not!!

@egyptianqueen4007

3 жыл бұрын

@@blupyxi5669 That is the best way to explain it which is why it always shocks me why so many foreigners want to move here.

@naelyneurkopfen9741

3 жыл бұрын

@@egyptianqueen4007 because being poor here you're still far wealthier than than where a great portion of them come from & if they work hard they can become millionaires here. I personally know many who came from impoverished countries and are not multimillionaires.

@vernaharris4700

3 жыл бұрын

@@naelyneurkopfen9741Sorry. This is no justification. I'm sure the people are thankful for these jobs.

At times I hate that I spent so much of my life in the military. Then I watch things like this, look at my pension, and think I am lucky as hell.

We have pastors of Mega Churches literally bragging that one of their chandeliers cost more than people's whole houses. And they have like 10 of them. How many yachts do they own? How many $100,000 cars do they own? How many private jets do they own? How many mansions do they own? It's mind boggling

@angelachanelhuang1651

2 жыл бұрын

When in rome?

@cindyjohnson9090

2 жыл бұрын

It's those same dumb people giving their money to these con artists.

The problem isn’t the minimum wage it’s the expensive houses, townhomes, condos, apartments that they are building. My apartment is 1,700 a month before my amenities, and utilities. Gas prices, groceries are expensive.

@robinrynearson7212

3 жыл бұрын

Get a roommate or two and share the expenses.

@paulmaartin

3 жыл бұрын

@@robinrynearson7212 when you work part time that's fine but you shouldn't have to have roommates if you work full time.

@TheTbabylati

3 жыл бұрын

The problem is definitely minimum wage. Rent and homes have been consistent with inflation minimum wage have not.

@paulmaartin

3 жыл бұрын

@@JP-hr3xq that's insanely expensive. I hope you get lots of services and utilities

@Al-ht5pi

3 жыл бұрын

@@JP-hr3xq Tell me about it. I live and from Nashville. Everything is high. I’ve honestly considered moving to the country because my family owns 8 acres of land.

These people are incredibly brave and hard-working. Life was not meant to be like this, though. We should all have peace and joy, and not just work all the time to survive.

@chipbuttytime3396

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah working 3 jobs so she can become morbidly obese, poor woman

@xr1jayx

2 жыл бұрын

So stop having kids you can't afford and get a REAL job skill that pays well enough that you don't cry

@shawnmichaels4805

2 жыл бұрын

@@xr1jayx Unfortunately what you stated isn't taught enough in schools. We are taught that "all the peaces will fall in place" crap.

@cjhoward409

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnmichaels4805 My parents taught me to get a marketable degree and save up and invest and THEN start a family. Why does it fall on the schools to teach kids this ? Where are the parents ?

@user-mj9lq9vp3w

8 ай бұрын

Life actually was meant to be like that. But not with fiat currency. You were meant to be out hunting, and working the farm. Then during harvest season, you have a bunch of festivals and such and get to relax and enjoy the time, then back to surviving. Life is much more fulfilling and simple that way.

The government just needs to raise minimum wage relative to inflation.

@AdultingShouldntSuck

2 жыл бұрын

good luck with that. businesses can barely keep up with the costs of goods necessary to operate their businesses. Payroll is usually a company's largest expense. If the government raised minimum wage right now with the supply issues and inflation most businesses would be destroyed. Especially after almost 10 million businesses went out of business in 2020 and they're still struggling in a lot of states.

@Mason-zp8yb

2 жыл бұрын

@@AdultingShouldntSuck If a business can't pay a living wage then they shouldn't be in business.

@AdultingShouldntSuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mason-zp8yb define a “living wage”

@royharper2003

2 жыл бұрын

Minimum wage in 1933 was $.25. Adjusted for inflation is about 5 dollars and some change and most states pay more than that so what is your point?

its a matter of time until they make fully packed labor camps that charge rent just below min wage.

Decent jobs with better incomes and benefits are sent overseas by our government - like factories. Instead, college has been pushed as "the only way" here in the US causing people to take on debt to be qualified for a job with a salary that will NEVER cover their student loan debt. Let alone wanting to have a house, a spouse and two kids. Corporations capitalize on peoples desperation with the "take it or leave it" approach on pay.

@nzurimalkia6293

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@lilacfairy.

2 жыл бұрын

I know it's so sad! And most jobs that gives good pay are only for those have experiences on the job. Now days everything is minimum wage and nobody wants that because it gives no on benefits.

@Purppusay

2 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯 Very well said

@arrasonline

2 жыл бұрын

I come from a long line of factory workers...sorry but factory work is not decent. Not even close. Education is the only reason I was able to escape poverty because I would most assuredly be poor if I worked in the factories like the rest of my family.

@One-12937

2 жыл бұрын

No! Factory jobs are horrible and make you poorer in the long run. All the good jobs that the factories produce stay in the US. They just outsource the labor. We keep the accounting, marketing, research, engineering jobs here.

Doesn't it just warm your heart to know millions can't live on their three job life but the 'free' market is safe and sound?

@vickieclark5931

3 жыл бұрын

@@IIII...... I agree.

@TheRockroll2

3 жыл бұрын

@@IIII...... Uh? The vast majority of people who have more than two brain cells have noticed that inflation has already increased quite a bit thanks to the massive global supply chain issues and labor shortage that were caused by the pandemic. That was before literally anyone mentioned anything about increased wages. While a higher minimum wage might increase it a little more, it would be nowhere near the level those other factors have. Currently, we just have massive inflation without much of a wage increase.

@TheRockroll2

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnfisher8401 How are they gonna have time to gain skills if they need to work three jobs to get by? That doesn't exactly leave people with a lot of free time or energy.

@dragonore2009

3 жыл бұрын

Free market? With all the regulations and government intervention in the economy? Free market? Really? Free? I wish we had a free market.

@petergriffinmk2884

3 жыл бұрын

@@dragonore2009 Free market doesnt work as there will always be people who fall in a desperate situation and we need safety nets to get those people back on track. If lets say a family member of yours dies tomorrow and you spend all your savings on their funeral and you lose your job because you are grieving and not focused at work and there are no regulations from government that forbids companies from firing you, you will become desperate for money and accept any job with any pay. Hence, you will accept to work for even 2 dollars an hour just so you can eat. Now imagine this on a national scale with people of different circumstances all getting trapped at the bottom of the food chain because of momentary weakness and no help from the government to get back on their feet. Not to mention, pure capitalism without the help of socialism leads to the ultra rich getting MAD RICH and everyone else being dirt poor. Government intervention is needed and minimum wage or unions are more than necessary to keep the economy going. Without it, its just gonna be a few dozen filthy rich billionaires and millions of people in poverty until anarchy takes over and the people revolt and take back the power by force. Thats what free market leads to and hence why we can never implement it.

It's so hard living here sometimes. There's hardly any support system for the people. It's better than in some other countries, I'm sure, but even those places tend to have more of a sympathy or consideration for their people. It breaks you down so much.

This is why I created my own business. I am currently renting tables, chairs, tents, linen, props, setting up dessert tables for all occasions, and more to afford a venue next year. I have been documenting it on my KZread channel. It's hard work, but I know it will pay off in the end.

@hiimtoilet.iflushthings.2182

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it goes great for you.

Those poor people make death wages. That is unacceptable!

You can't expect these companies to pay a liveable wage. They have to keep their CEO's living in luxury and paying them millions with stock options! We're just to stupid to understand.

@johnmartin4641

2 жыл бұрын

I get the sense you’re being sarcastic, but what you said is actually correct. No one would want to take on the extreme responsibilities of CEO if they weren’t getting paid enough to live a life of luxury making millions a year and getting stock options. I wasn’t CEO, but I did make it pretty far up the ladder and I worked 70 hour weeks and made over $4,077,000 in my last full year of work and got stock compensation and live a life of luxury. There is no way I would take on 70 your work weeks and all of that responsibility if I wasn’t getting all of those things I mentioned. Why would any sane person put themselves through that if they’re not being extremely well compensated?

@sierrachoco5271

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmartin4641 Hi John - yes, I was being sarcastic but I do get your point. However, it is my true belief that companies can at least pay a liveable wage. Best wishes and congrats on your success (no sarcasm on last sentence!)

Either pay a living wage or pay base livable bills for employees to live including health care. No exceptions. Greedy a$$ corporations. America is getting absolutely ridiculous.

@DrSchor

Жыл бұрын

in america, anyone can own a share in a greedy corporation. why not invest and cash in yourself? either learn a skill people will pay you to have or be stuck with the 15/hour losers.

Tragic that the rich country like this has no effective health care for the poor it’s awful

"that bonus could have been spread" --- EXACTLY

I live in NYC and even 15$ isn't enough here...the cost of living and taxes are the most terrible in this country...also the quality of life is very lowww..

@zuzanazuscinova5209

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Unless you're an heiress you have no business living in NYC. Facts.

@MattSezer

3 жыл бұрын

There are tons of welfare programs though that actually in some cases make it more lucrative to not work than to work a minimum wage job. The city spends $3 billion on the homeless which is about $30K per year per homeless person. NYC is a great place for both poor and rich people who don’t work full time. People who work and are trying to pay market-rate prices for things are the ones who really struggle.

@samnicholson5051

3 жыл бұрын

@John Connor maybe they grew up there and don't want to move because all of their family and friends are based there?

@juanshaftpatel7488

3 жыл бұрын

so move

@Ty-vj4wg

3 жыл бұрын

I also live in NY (not the city). I couldn’t imagine living in the city where you need to make at least 80,000 a year just to get by.

In Australia, we have a set wage for different industries. As a boss with 12 employees, yes owning a business is hard, but I can sleep at night knowing that my staff are decently paid. I think America needs to do the same thing.

Yeah I agree that a lot of workers are underpaid, but also this is what happens when you never make a plan to move out of a "job" into a career.

It’s sad that we even have to have a conversation about paying people more. People should be able to live comfortably and not always in a Financial bind. Higher wages for all !!!

@equaltemp7075

2 жыл бұрын

What's comfortable? One person may need $25/hr to be comfortable. Another might need $35/hr. NEED IS SUBJECTIVE!! WHAT DO YOU BASE A LIVING WAGE ON? THE FAMILY WITH ONE CHILD, OR THE SINGLE MOTHER WITH 4 CHILDREN AND $50K IN CREDIT CARD DEBIT? Good luck answering that question . . .

@frontlinewitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@equaltemp7075 Its actually not that hard to define what a liveable wage is lol. the equation is rent + groceries + all other monthly living expenses times 12 = minimum post tax annual salary that you would need to survive. You can then extrapolate from there using your local tax laws to figure out the equivalent hourly wage.

@royharper2003

2 жыл бұрын

people get paid according to the skills they bring to the table.. Minimum skills = minimum wage.

@frontlinewitness

2 жыл бұрын

@@royharper2003 and guess what minimum wage was made for, it was created as a standard where workers could not only survive, but have a decent living! FDR quoted on minimum wage saying “No business which depends for existence on paying less than a living wage to its workers has any right to continue in this country, by living wage I mean MORE THAN A BARE SUBSTANCE LEVEL, I MEAN THE WAGES OF A DECENT LIVING!” we’ve turned this country over to corporations who destroyed workers unions, then once the unions were out of the way workers couldn’t demand better pay, then companies fired them and moved to China leaving only fast food joints and retail to work.

@royharper2003

2 жыл бұрын

@@frontlinewitness times change. Like that dude in Shashank Redemption said "get busy living or get busy dying."

Capitalism has no concern with keeping people out of poverty. It is all about profit. If you keep people at slave wages you get higher profit.

@melissaseago536

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it's destroying our world. Slowly but surely the materialism and capitalism would mess up society if we let it.

@JP-te7kd

3 жыл бұрын

I know many immigrants who came to Capitalist United States with nothing, but the clothes on their back, and now are living the american dream. I am one of them and it's very much possible to live a very comfortable life in this wonderful country. If us immigrants can do it, even without proper language skills, americans have no excuse to reach and live the american dream. One of my siblings is a multimillionaire, all earned by her through hard work.

@sfrealestatedealmaker6001

3 жыл бұрын

@Jaegar19Ultima Why open a business if not for profit? 😂 It’s a business not a charity. Come on, think. Hahaha 😂😂

@mauibill7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@JP-te7kd You have no idea what you are talking about. Perhaps you should take your "riches" back to where you come from. Poverty is an industry in the US. People who have nothing are victimized routinely by corrupt police and justices systems. The list is endless of the techniques used to suppress the poor.

@mauibill7233

3 жыл бұрын

@@sfrealestatedealmaker6001 Some people, perhaps the majority, live a life based on higher principles than just making money. You know, a fulfilling life? I guarantee your money only buys momentary thrills in an otherwise empty life.

Thank you. Tina

As a kid i always saw America as a dream country... Now im 18 and i see it as hell on earth

@Biscuit9891

2 жыл бұрын

it's called the american dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. -george carlin

@redgringrumboldt8983

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

I couldn't believe that they still try to pay people that here in Las Vegas, you can't even get a one-bedroom for under 1100 a month.

@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747

3 жыл бұрын

these are unskilled uneducated workers doing work that most artificial intelligence could do. they don't deserve to make more money.

@Ali-tz5xc

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747 Unskilled workers still have the right to live properly.

@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-tz5xc what right? the real world doesn't give two shits about anyone. you live in a fantasy land. i hate russia and stalin but the man had a point after all.

@Ali-tz5xc

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747 I talk about how it should be.

@bluepillbetaorbiterkingsim1747

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-tz5xc but that's not real life. there is no should be. watch out for yourself and trust no one. only friend you have is money. forget rights. figure it out and never expect help. it makes you weak

I can so relate! Working low wage jobs over 2 decades was a brutal journey.

@royharper2003

2 жыл бұрын

and whose fault is that?

@welovemarbles7191

2 жыл бұрын

Get a better job then

@iamcosma7065

Жыл бұрын

Lol do you see the response? Theyre like programmed robots. Good for you dude/ette! Im glad youre no longer in that position.

@iamcosma7065

Жыл бұрын

@@welovemarbles7191 gee you dont think they ever thought of that one? Where were you 20 years ago? You could have saved them a ton of time with your brilliant idea!!

@welovemarbles7191

Жыл бұрын

@@iamcosma7065 I was working 20 years ago at my good job. Perhaps he could have done the same thing

Wages rarely go up but inflation is guaranteed every year

"We abolished slavery..." Me: "Errrr...no you didn't."

Such a sad country and the infrastructure is so old. America needs to catch up with the rest of the world .

Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

@zitawillingham4391

2 жыл бұрын

AMEN PRAISE GOD

If the governments don’t want to raise the minimum wage they should stop house prices,rents,energy costs etc from continually going up.

I can relate to this struggle, Lord.. I have 2jobs I get so tired.. all I can do is keep working ..

@iamcosma7065

Жыл бұрын

I hope everthing works out for you and something better comes your way.

@bodybykenni

5 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

Amazing work. People need to see and hear this.

This is a damn shame😵😩🥺‼ how is America any different from the countries they criticize when they treat their citizens like POS?!

@robert1200

3 жыл бұрын

Still much better than the China GDP per capita, and this video is CCP funded

@TheTruthHurts_

3 жыл бұрын

Robert you’re an idiot . That rhetoric is old just shut up . If China was so damn bad why do they not leave ? Probably because they get taken care of

@wingiethewise5058

3 жыл бұрын

@@robert1200 China is actually working on becoming the world leader and taking getting its poor citizens out of poverty...it's been on the national news for some time now.

@robert1200

3 жыл бұрын

@@wingiethewise5058 I don't know how they can realistically do that. The smartest thing China ever did was when they opened to the west under Deng Xiaoping. Now, they're closing back up again over time, so although that might be a good thing for the government it's not for the people.

@wingiethewise5058

3 жыл бұрын

@@robert1200 They've been doing it by getting poor farmers online to sell their produce etc too many different ways to mention look it up very interesting stuff.

Thank you for bringing this issue up. Perhaps, if we had a viable, uniform, and higher minimum wage, it would promote some kind of economic, and political homogeneity to some degree. Sometimes, 'small issues' such as this can have a greater, positive impact.

Something needs to be done. Right now, June 2022, we are at the breaking point in the USA. Gas prices have almost TRIPLED from what they were when Trump was president. I tell you what, I'm scared. Food is out of control. Utilities are way up. Health care is sky high. My word. I can't afford my copays for my meds. Eating more beans, lentils, oatmeal. Can't afford eggs, meat, milk, bread. Bread is $6 a loaf. Milk is $5 a gallon. It's insane.

I’m making $ 17 an hour in SF Bay Area. Still live with my parents to survive.

@2011sliverdude

3 жыл бұрын

lol me too in Arizona

@jbar_85

3 жыл бұрын

I used to make close to 19 an hour but then I left my industry and make 15 an hour. I have less deductions taken out but can’t afford to put money into a retirement account now. Gotta take the good with the change; in this case, I work for a small business and I’m in a much happier mood.

@naelyneurkopfen9741

3 жыл бұрын

SF taxes are the problem, y'all need to stop electing communists, then you could support yourself.

@evamaggard

3 жыл бұрын

At least you got parents.. Prayers for you and family

@shawnpersaud9326

3 жыл бұрын

i make 23 here in nyc, and i still live with my parents to survive, i feel you on that one.

Minimum wage is the same here in GA. The town I live in continues to build restaurants and shopping stores that wont pay a livable wage. If the minimum wage is raised up, the prices for all things will go up. We need to find a real solution to the problem.

@jbar_85

3 жыл бұрын

Prices are going up without raising minimum wage.

@monnikhan1000

3 жыл бұрын

Corporate greed is the problem why do they tax and keep placing more taxes on the middle class? Like we bust our asses and have to pay all these taxes while they go on their yachts and trips smh

@carlgharis7948

2 жыл бұрын

Prices should NOT go up. Thoes places have more money then they know what to do with

@jamesgram2429

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you live in the 229

@jalicea1650

2 жыл бұрын

That's actually the lie rich people tell poor people. We believe it because we hear it so much. The costs of items don't usually if ever increase because employees are just paid more. There are other factors. Mostly revolving the greed of the wealthy hoarding all that wealth while convincing millions of Americans that even if they ask for 1% increase in wages is just 1% too much.

Aww Peggy shouldn't supposed to be working. This made me emotional!

I had a social worker tell me once, "Poverty tends to move from one generation to another. It's bad enough to be poor and stay poor. But it's worse to become poor. This is the trend which radically changes society (2008?)".

It's really refreshing to see that individuals like Peggy exist in those states, that they're not all numb to the status quo and are just expected to shut up and go along with it.

I’m 57 years old and never earned over $12.50 a hour. Now l’m on unemployment. Let me tell something, it’s not how much money you make it’s what you do with it.🤨 Today l’m a Las Vegas Dj and founder of a technology startup.

@vincem257

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of truth to that. How you handle your money is probably more important than you wage, but 12.50 an hour isn’t what it was 30 years ago either.

@djdigital3806

3 жыл бұрын

@@vincem257 Facts Vinny. (dj.digital01) Instagram

@monnikhan1000

3 жыл бұрын

For 57 years of age good job 👍

@Michelle-pn9xt

3 жыл бұрын

You are not unemployed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are still working, so what did you do with it?

@fearless6947

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michelle-pn9xt i think he invested it.

Note that this station is owned by the Chinese government. They call out US minimum wage yet their wage is literally 1.67 usd per hour!

The United States should go back to how it was before 1913 when you did not get taxed on your income. There's no need to tax a person's income. We could still have sales tax and property tax and we can have a tax on foreign countries that sell goods in the United States, but don't tax the American worker. Put America and Americans 1st!!!

Young People pay attention: Get a paid for education, learn a lifelong trade, don't have children if you can't afford them, do not go into debt.

@dennisgold2436

2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of out of work college grads phds and law grads.

@davisholman8149

2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisgold2436 True - but I know plumbers who have 20 other plumbers working for them & the owner is a millionaire. My son is a barber & does very well.

@dennisgold2436

2 жыл бұрын

@@davisholman8149 i agree. Trades are good. Not everyone needs higher ed and debt for jobs not there.

@kmckask4831

2 жыл бұрын

Learning a trade didn’t help those welders on the pipelines much thanks to the elections.

@spooookie2u

2 жыл бұрын

getting an education ( going to college and universities) put kids and parents in debt long before they can find those life long jobs. I got a associates degree in college, made good grades at school, and i still don't have a good paying job. Having a good education doesn't gurentee a good paying job.

At the same time, big agriculture corporations, with the threat of sanctions and economic isolation from US government, are forcing poorer foreign countries to grow cash crops for export instead of growing actual food for their people.

Richest country in the World, amazing lack of social responsibility from the Govt

@DrSchor

Жыл бұрын

We are the most free county in the World, there is an amazing lack of social responsibility by some citizens who execute their right to be poor.

This is so disturbing but it also makes me realize how blessed I truly am.

God bless Peggy. She is a good grandma.

@timoasmara6267

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful soul and deserve to get rest at this time!!

@davisholman8149

2 жыл бұрын

Thank God for grandmas.

Peggy King needs to STOP taking care of her extended family. They are all young and able to work.

@mimisam18

3 жыл бұрын

...and stop having babies they can't afford. Sorry but it's the truth. Let the grandmother enjoy life for goodness sakes. It's her turn to be taken care of.

@BeautygyaanBG

3 жыл бұрын

she made that choice

@Amison197

3 жыл бұрын

You don’t know her situation. Perhaps they ARE working and STILL can’t get by because they’re caught in the same loop. So the family banded together to make sure no one starved. There may be disability. There may be childcare issues (you know how freaking expensive it is?!?). Any number of issues that are none of our business. Who are we to judge? And who are we to say poor people don’t have the right to have a child?

@lc6636

3 жыл бұрын

@@Amison197 Yeah. Right.

America will never let go of slavery

I visited US as a tourist. It is really an expensive place.

I raised my daughter on 440. Dollars a month. No dental, no healthcare. No nothing. We almost lost our teeth. Then I didn't want to but I had to let my daughter go live with my mother. Heart breaking even now. Edit: My daughter is 46 now and I am 65. When I first had a job I made .75 cents an hour. Then I began making a dollar an hour. That was in the '70s. It wasn't until 1985 I finally became a certified nurses aide, and began making 3.35 an hour. After my daughter had left home I finally got a job in a hospital and started getting steady raises. I became disabled after several bad injuries. That was about 21 years ago. When people say that the money went further back then...nope. Every time wages goes up so does everything else.

@scottsteiner8931

3 жыл бұрын

Look who you getting your info from..... Chinese news network.....

@scottsteiner8931

3 жыл бұрын

So you were making $2.75 per hour.....? Prove it.... we’re you a server?

@TheMightyShell

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottsteiner8931 The source doesn't matter if you know from first hand experience.. everything in this story is accurate. This is America

@ronnetteharvey2002

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottsteiner8931 Who are you asking

@MrMaziar58

3 жыл бұрын

Back in the 80's with Two PT seven days a week and a full time jobs still making around $1000 a month!!

"A lot of businesses were drawn to the area because of the cheap labor." These are the same businesses that won't offer any sort of health insurance to their employees and are fighting the raise on minimum wage, and it's disgusting.

I was watching some old videos 5-9 years ago on local news stations about fed minimum wage being around $7.25 and people trying to barely survive off of that. Now i look at this and its still the same....with the inflated money too.

The minimum wage is by law supposed to be adjusted for inflation periodically. That hasn't happened in 11 years now. What's the hold-up?

There is greed wherever you go. It's really sad. It makes you lose faith in humanity.

Thank goodness my parents moved to Australia, minimum wage in Australia is $19 an hour. ( which is about $15 U.S dollars )

@runolite

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah now remember australian taxes and cost of everything

@carerforever2118

3 жыл бұрын

@@runolite Yes, they know, they've been living here for years and years now.

@rtufs26

3 жыл бұрын

Is the cost of living there higher than the USA?

@nightowlpiont1

3 жыл бұрын

@@rtufs26 Yes it is.

@nightowlpiont1

3 жыл бұрын

@@runolite Even after tax and stuff it still seems the US average Joe is making a heck lower than our minimum wage, and we have the bonus of free healthcare.

A big part of this problem is lack of foresight. Many people have a hard time seeing 2 to 4 years down the road. If a person has no training or further education (after high school) , your life is gonna be a struggle.

Minimum wage will never be enough to raise a family. $15.00 will not be enough. I was making $7.50 and had to educate myself learned a trade and now making $39.40 an hour.