[Orange1998]

$5 an hour is enough, and you can even buy your own health and disability insurance.

You must be kidding or you have not priced insurance. 5.00 hr is 800.00 a month. Not even close to cover a living with complete insurance.

[Atlas Sneezed]

$5 an hour is enough, and you can even buy your own health and disability insurance.

You must be kidding or you have not priced insurance. 5.00 hr is 800.00 a month. Not even close to cover a living with complete insurance.

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Nonsense. Insurance for the typical minimum wage earner (young and healthy) is under $100/month. That leaves $250 to share the rent, $100 for food, and $350 more for all the rest.

Plus, he can get another job.