Living wage?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>.” <span word="Living">Living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="employer">employer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="age">age</span>.”</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="allowable">allowable</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loosely">loosely</span> <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p><p><span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span>, <span word="enabling">enabling</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothed">clothed</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cinema">cinema</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="assures">assures</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="decency">decency</span>.</p><p><span word="Decency">Decency</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="within">within</span>, <span word="um">um</span>, <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>.</p>
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