Re:We Need a Basic Income Guarantee
by derefr on Sunday September 01, 2013 @10:10AM
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Okay, admittedly, earning $40/hr at any job is well above "marginally-employed", so we're both being a bit silly here. It's more those who expect people earning minimum wage to somehow survive in a city that I was aiming for.
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Re:We Need a Basic Income Guarantee
by ihateloggingin on Monday September 02, 2013 @04:13PM
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Just because you're billing $40/hr doesn't mean you're well above marginally employed.
We're talking about a 2 hour gig here. There's likely to be at least 2 unbillable hours involved in a 2 hour gig gig, so your rate is already cut in half to $20/hr.
Once you start taking into account all of the unbillable hours (including time spent finding gigs) and all of the downtime between gigs, a $40/hr rate could very well mean you are below the poverty line.