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1. FreeinTX (freeintx@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 20:39:34 JST FreeinTX

   • Moffintosh
   @moffintosh Who makes min wage in Texas?
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     • Moffintosh
     @moffintosh @FreeinTX some but probably very few. I am willing to bet a sheetz cashier is getting around 14 or 15 an hour. That's what they're offering in West Virginia
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     @moffintosh @FreeinTX I'd also be willing to bet that of those earning minimum most are younger less experienced people probably still living with parents and don't have the rent spike seen in the market (if they pay any rent at all) or even a need to pay for food.
   • FreeinTX (freeintx@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 20:42:31 JST FreeinTX

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     @thatguyoverthere @moffintosh Exactly. Maybe out in the middle of nowhere some 16 year old high school kid is making min wage working at the local feed store or sum shit, but even Mickey D's pays $18-20/hr.
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     • Moffintosh
     @FreeinTX @moffintosh I mean eventually those jobs will be replaced with a computer terminal, but when I was a kid I made 6.40/hr at fast food.
   • Bender Molari :nv: :nofatpeople: (evil_bender@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 20:48:01 JST Bender Molari :nv: :nofatpeople:

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     • Moffintosh
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     $5.25/hr when I worked at McDonald's. Fortunately I knew that was a starting point, not a career.
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     @Evil_Bender @moffintosh @FreeinTX my first official job was bussing tables for 3 something+ tips. My first attempts to earn money were lawn care and snow shoveling (oh also a paper route)
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     @Evil_Bender @moffintosh @FreeinTX > that was a starting point
     
     this point seems lost on people today
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     • Moffintosh
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     @Evil_Bender @moffintosh @FreeinTX you can almost argue that minimum wage IS government assistance
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     • Moffintosh
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     People today, especially the shit color races have no drive or skills. These are the morons you see at protests demanding $15/hr. Personally I say $18. I want to ensure you make enough to lose all government assistance and still be broke after taxes.
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     @Mcpenn0rbutt @moffintosh @Evil_Bender @FreeinTX yeah I bought my own lawn mower somewhere between 10 and 12 years old and I'd mow lawns during the summer and shovel snow in the winter. I don't know if they'd call that child labor now though. Seems that those willing to pay for that work tend to work with a landscape company anymore.
     
     I also dish washing along with the bussing. I guess technically my first "job" was probably at 13 or 14 with the paper route. That was rough. Waking up at 3:30 - 4 7 days a week to ride around on my bike with a pretty heavy bag of papers to deliver. I also had to fold them and bag them on my own (and even add the coupon inserts) which took just as long as delivering them
   • bioluminescent jigg (mcpenn0rbutt@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Aug-2023 22:57:50 JST bioluminescent jigg

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     @thatguyoverthere @Evil_Bender @moffintosh @FreeinTX Mine were mowing lawns and selling candy to other kids at school. First job was washing dishes at a local restaurant.
     There are ways to make money as a kid. Just gotta get a little creative.
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