I don’t see why people think 15 dollars is a ton of money. I think it’s pathetic. I could never survive on that raising four kids even with a wife working. That’s 31,000 and if wife works 31,000 to make it 62,000. Take home is around 47,000 after taxes and other items taken out of the check. 42,000 would be terrible for a family of six! Thank goodness my wife and I do better then that. Heck, roof needs replaced soon - 17,000. Heating and AC will be 6,000. House painting in August 3,5000. How can people live on 15 dollars an hour?????
There will always be ditch diggers. These are just the modern ones.
It is Minimum wage for a reason and not anything more than a start point. You might say minimum wage for minimum skills
Believe it or not, lots of families manage on $31,000/year (without any outside help, even with 3-4 kids). Of course, our houses might need work. Our cars might be old. Paying utility bills can be tricky. We might not look so hot. (lol) And sometimes we eat like it’s the Great Depression. Then again, you can save money cooking everything from scratch.
My only debt is a mortgage. But, if the property tax were lower, I’d have much more to spend. One year I brought in about $50,000 (before taxes) - that was a good year. Hoping this year will be another good one.