Sub-par as in not enough to actually live on without having to take another job.
Obviously, but what makes a High school/extra money job for most a “sub par” job?
Surely, you know that Papa John’s is a “gateway/entry level” job?
Workman’s comp for injuries could apply, but full health care benefits?
It would be the same type of job as a newspaper route.
Should that also have 100% medical at the cost of the newspaper or the government?
Really?
Why should such simplistic work pay enough to live on?
Why is a “living wage” the employer’s problem?
If flattening dough and sprinkling ingredients isn’t worth enough to live on, then it isn’t enough to live on - either learn to live on less or work harder/smarter/more to produce more. The activity in question really isn’t worth that much, so why demand it pay that much? Just showing up and doing what anyone can do with minimum effort is worth minimum wage - it’s not worth the cost of three meals a day and housing and other expenses.
What’s wrong with taking another job? I often work two jobs, and earn a lot more than that. I want to live better, so I work harder & longer & smarter - I don’t whine that luxury should me mine just because I exist.
BTW: the point of my tagline is precisely that one _can_ live on that little. Half the world’s population lives on less than $2/day; if you’re earning 28x that much, you’re not poor.