The host of Dirty Jobs said that when asked about the debate of the raising the minimum wage in April 2021.

  • Horsey@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    It really is sad to see these arguments not include after tax amounts. 30k/year after taxes is closer to 45K/year. That’s 21.63/hour. I have a 4 year degree in biology/chemistry and I’m making 20/hour. You’ve displayed your own argument massively for the sake of all the poor people making under that.

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      1 year ago

      You may have to pay upfront, yes, and that would hurt. However, more than likely, at this income you would get a lot of it back.