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tbh I like posts like this, because a fundamental assumption of the "living wage" movement is that either everyone has suspiciously-high basic living expenses ("I have anxiety so I need to spend $1000/month on weed", "I neeeed to pay $3000/month for my city center apartment to do my $40k/year social media manager job and pay off my $200k in student loans") or that they just can't imagine living a decent life without being able to go to restaurants 3 times / week, having 10 weeks of paid vacation per year, etc. You won't live an Instagram-worthy life on this sort of budget, but you'll still live decently.

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There's a midpoint between going out to restaurants 3x a week and living like a janitor from Detroit

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Most of the things that would immediately be objectionable about "living like a janitor from Detroit" probably wouldn't apply to this couple.

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This couple is probably one free coke bump away from ruining themselves

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Give that they're pulling $200k+/year, they probably have some wiggle room.

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Living wage movement is silly. Consider that there are people who live with no wage at all, that is they hunt their own food and make their own clothing and shit in a tribal community. Some of those folx in Papua New Guinea or Africa probably have happier lives than 1st worlders. There are many ways to “live,” and you need to meet reality on realities terms also, not hold out hope that one day you will be paid what you deserve. Life is what you make it, returning to the jungle is always an option.

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