No expectation that a minimum wage worker could expect to live solo.
And fast food in Dallas pays double digit. Basing the study on statutory minimums instead of actual pay expectations is intellectually dishonest.
The biggest problem with low end workers isn’t the pay, it’s the getting jacked around on schedules and hours. Of course, the flip side of the scheduling equation is the lack of reliability of many workers. So there’s fault on both sides.
“No expectation that a minimum wage worker could expect to live solo”
Especially here in NC where min wage = $7.25 lol
My first job back in the 70’s paid $3.25 min wage