Flying Squid to Microblog [email protected]English • 4 months agoSo much for "progress"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up11.53Kcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.53KimageSo much for "progress"lemmy.worldFlying Squid to Microblog [email protected]English • 4 months agomessage-square231fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarekn0wmad1clinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months ago55k sounds really low for a family income. Is that per person?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•4 months agoGot some news for you…. That’s family.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•4 months agoFederal minimum wage is $15,080 assuming you work 40 hours a week and never get sick or take time off. $55,000 is two people working $13.22 or a single person working $26.44
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•4 months agoProbably worse than you think. In 1971, the family income was more often than not achieved by one person working. Now it’s usually two.
55k sounds really low for a family income. Is that per person?
Got some news for you…. That’s family.
Federal minimum wage is $15,080 assuming you work 40 hours a week and never get sick or take time off.
$55,000 is two people working $13.22 or a single person working $26.44
Probably worse than you think. In 1971, the family income was more often than not achieved by one person working. Now it’s usually two.