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Re:Minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a ... by jvanderbot on Saturday February 16, 2019 @11:30AM (#19179345)
Exactly. The expectation that any and every job should be a path to complete financial independence is ridiculous.
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Re:Minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a ... by tyingq on Saturday February 16, 2019 @11:36AM (#19179383)
True, though ambition and work ethic isn't always enough for basic financial independence now. It used to be.
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