tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754125091287589349.post908117622345342623..comments2023-11-09T12:19:17.565-06:00Comments on Just Call Me Frank: Our Endeavour at Being Frank: In Defense of a Fair Living Wage - A University EssayJust Call Me Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058598849716342352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754125091287589349.post-50838969898970640482013-12-22T22:38:48.533-06:002013-12-22T22:38:48.533-06:00FYI, I earn minimum wage, and work 12hr days, 6 da...FYI, I earn minimum wage, and work 12hr days, 6 days a week to support my family. We survive, and through frugality manage to stuff a little away every month. Not much mind you, and at great sacrifice. <br />California's minimum wage is set to increase from $8 to $9 an hour in July of 2014, but I'm not going to earn an extra cent. You see, my employer already has the ability to pay us more but choooses not too. His philosophy is "if you don't like it, I'll just hire the next guy that walks through the gate". With California's high unemployment rate it's easy to replace people, although obviously less qualified they can still "keep the doors open". <br />ANYWAY, when minimum wage goes up, my hours will go down in order to keep his payroll expenses the same. I guess the only benefit will be more time off work, but financially we will be in the same boat. <br />My solution would be not to set a minimum hourly wage, but a minimum monthly (Gross) income. Also, because of Obama Care, somehow I'm supposed to dedicate over 12% of my income to health care insurance. That's more than my rent! To top it all off I still owe more than $10,000 in student loans and don't even have a degree. ANYWAY, the idea that somehow the government is gonna somehow intervene on my behalf either through legislation or some kind of public assistance program is ludicrous. The only way things are going to get better for my family is if I can somehow break into corporate machine. That or win the lottery. Both share about the same odds.<br />Great paper! It really got me good and pissed off in time for Monday B-)Piezezillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249432648214966042noreply@blogger.com