So, their example has someone working two jobs. Assuming they are working for minimum wage, they would be working Job 1 for approximately 31.5 hours per week and Job 2 for 27 hours per week. They would be working for a total just shy of 60 hours per week. But that’s not all. This person who is working 60 hours per week for minimum wage is also managing to pay $600 per month in rent, $150 per month for a car payment, $100 per month for car/home insurance, $20 per month on health insurance (one wants to know where this miraculously low-costing health insurance can be found), nothing for heating, $100 per month for cable and phone, $90 for electric, and $200 split between savings and any other fixed bill, leaving just over $800/month for any other expense. Going through the daily chart, it gets even worse: $73/week for groceries, $50 for gas, and some other expenditures like a video rental for $3, prescriptions for $15, and a birthday present (a nice touch, to make it feel more honest… which it is not). While the grocery portion is double what SNAP offers, it still falls far short of what is needed for a healthy lifestyle.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:17:42 +0000