[Atlas Sneezed]

Though anybody who think you can make it alone on $6 per hour is silly.

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Utter nonsense. $6/hour requires a roommate, not living in a trendy city, buying second hand clothes, and living near the busline. No cable, no cigs, no beer, unless you want to put in some extra hours. And no getting pregnant.

Millions do it, and some even save money while they do it.

I'd love to hear your minimal budget that you think couldn't be covered by the minimum wage

[Little Ray]

That was my point. Six bucks per hour means needing a roomate. Two live much cheaper together than alone. Getting married and buying a house actually put me a little ahead, though part of it is that I don't spend so much money on books and restaurants anymore - too busy kiddie wrangling.

[68skylark]

I agree with what you wrote.

I would gladly live for a year or longer on a $6 an hour salary if, by doing so, I could shut up all the people who whine and moan about how hard it is to live in mean, cruel America.

The truth is, $6 an hour buys a very well-to-do standard of living by any world standard -- it puts someone in the top 20% to 25% of the world.

American is a Garden of Eden compared to anywhere else in the world. I feel sorry for people like Herbet who can only see doom and gloom. And I get angry when the want to tear apart the traditions that made us so great.

[valkyrieanne]

Utter nonsense. $6/hour requires a roommate, not living in a trendy city, buying second hand clothes, and living near the busline.

It can also mean living at home with your parents for a few years while saving money.

It depends on the city, of course. In a medium or low cost of living city like St. Louis, Cleveland, Kansas City, etc. it is eminently do-able.