It must be awfully frustrating to get a small raise at work and then have it all eaten by a higher cost of commuting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.
Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.
When you're on the way up, you have to take all the jobs because bills have to be paid.
I think it's much more important to keep people in work than have pay rises.
Rent and the cost of essentials like food and child care are rising so fast that wages are not keeping up.
Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful.
The more harder you work, the less you're out spending your money.
Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.
A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description.
The prices are ridiculous... I don't see how people can go back and forth to work or to school. How can we afford the gas?
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