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originally posted by: doobydoll
I assumed the 'free food' she was provided with was a free meal whilst at work, is this not the case? Or was the restaurant giving free shopping away to all it's minimum pay workers before the pay rise?
originally posted by: doobydoll
So the 'free' food she mentions was actually part of her pay anyway, and wasn't free at all? And now she has a pay rise, she is paid in all cash instead of a combination of cash, food, and parking space?
But she now has $7 an hour extra to do all that with. If she works 4 hours a day x 5 = $140 extra per week. Would 5 lunches and 20 hours a week parking amount to as much? I would guess she's in front by a mile.
originally posted by: ArchPlayer
a reply to: Mamatus
Mamatus, you do realize that in a lot of places now, kids are BEING ARRESTED FOR SELLING LEMONADE, right? It isn't that easy anymore to have a hustle; get caught and you are out of thousands of dollars for may a couple hundred profit margin. My aunt use to be a peanut girl. Stand in the middle of intersections and sell peanuts for 5 bucks a bag. Made a great living at it, bought a house. This was the 60s, 70s, and 80. Guess what, in the 90s, the city started instituting a PEDDLERS LICENSE. She went for it, it was 100 bucks, no biggie. 10 years later the cost was 1200 a YEAR.
Whiners is not the word for a slave wager. Desperate would be more concise. Or teenager, elderly.
originally posted by: doobydoll
So the 'free' food she mentions was actually part of her pay anyway, and wasn't free at all? And now she has a pay rise, she is paid in all cash instead of a combination of cash, food, and parking space?
But she now has $7 an hour extra to do all that with. If she works 4 hours a day x 5 = $140 extra per week. Would 5 lunches and 20 hours a week parking amount to as much? I would guess she's in front by a mile.
Another detail and this one is never discussed or mentioned, and it bears to mention here. All of those people who this law will benefit, they are going to get the biggest shock of all. This is not going to be the win fall that they think it is going to be, but is going to work against them when it comes to the federal income tax. The more you make, the more the federal government is going to take, and it moves all of these people into another income tax bracket. Those who were getting public assistance, could very well see the loss of said assistance.
originally posted by: doobydoll
a reply to: AugustusMasonicus
Ok I think got it.
So the 'free' food she mentions was actually part of her pay anyway, and wasn't free at all? And now she has a pay rise, she is paid in all cash instead of a combination of cash, food, and parking space?
But she now has $7 an hour extra to do all that with. If she works 4 hours a day x 5 = $140 extra per week. Would 5 lunches and 20 hours a week parking amount to as much? I would guess she's in front by a mile.
Part of the problem with this wage increase is that it isn’t state wide but for the Seattle area only.