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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.
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- All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
- Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
- Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
- We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.
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- Higher wages for underpaid workers.
- Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
- Better and fewer working hours.
- Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
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https://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/
Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575
Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54
Avg One Bed Rent: $1724
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33
Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52
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So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage...
... all ignoring taxes on your income.
That’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.