Re:Lead poisoning probably did not cause the downfall of the...
by debesyla on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:26PM
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Isn't 25 work hours a really low amount of work? That's just a tiny bit more than 3 work days for whole weekend camping?
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Re:Lead poisoning probably did not cause the downfall of the...
by est31 on Monday June 13, 2022 @06:02PM
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If the minimum wage worker had free housing, food, electricity, etc. your calculation would make sense. Generally if you are a minimum wage worker who is working full time, a large component of your disposable income goes into those things (living paycheck to paycheck).
So having a disposable income at all is a luxury, even if it's 10% of your income. Assuming that 10% figure, you can multiply those 3 days by 1/10% = 10 and you get 30 days of working for one weekend of camping. Not really great.