To the Editor:
The new minimum wage here in California is not enough to live on in this expensive state.
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To the Editor:
The new minimum wage here in California is not enough to live on in this expensive state.
As a full time worker you earn $250, but if you work part time you earn $125 a week. Most paychecks that these people earn are paid twice a month. A full time minimum wage employee earns only $250 for a two-week period; part timers earn $250. This is before the government takes out taxes before you get your check! Which would likely be a little bit over $200.
How is anyone supposed to live on this? They cannot because it's impossible in this state!
The unions were right having the minimum wage at least $8. Already because of this state's power crisis, housing, rising food costs this is what the raise should have been? They already raised the prices for these items before the raise!! The people earning this wage must sacrifice paying for many things one needs to live here!
Let's see the minimum wage raised to reflect the high cost of living here for everyone, or better yet let's have a "living wage" instead!!!
Aaron Amos
Vacaville<
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