• just_change_it@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Minimum wage should be closer to $100/hr then in Boston. I can’t imagine anything less than 200k supporting a family with the white picket house, a retirement plan, and a commute that isn’t 2+ hours each way.

    Definitely gonna quit my professional job to be a Barista at that point though. Way more fun.

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      1 year ago

      I mean that would be an absolutely valid decision. We as a society have decided that we want Baristas to be a job. There’s people who would love nothing more than to do that with their lives and there’s no legitimate reason that they cannot - the world takes all kinds to stay interesting and make life worth living.

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        1 year ago

        When you’re doing 1099 work you end up paying for your own health insurance and a little bit more in income taxes. The problem with construction contractor work is that it destroys your body over time. Definitely have seen master electricians, plumbers et al pull 150k+++ for many years in Mass.