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Seriously. I'm sick of this let's-beg-for-an-itty-bitty-change nonsense. If rent near me is $2000/month, and that's supposed to be 1/3 of my pay, then I should be making $6000 per month ($72k per year!)
Assuming I worked a full 40 hours every week, with 4 full weeks in a month, that means I'd need to make $1,500 per week, which breaks down to $37.50 per hour (before taxes, as well as before payments for employee benefits, garnishments, etc.)
I don't live anywhere fancy. This place is an average apartment with too little parking and too many centipedes. Thankfully, I am not paying the entire rent by myself at this time, because I don't make anywhere near $37.50/hour.
If $13.75 was the wage of somebody who worked a full 40 hours/week, for 4 weeks, they'd only make $2,200. Total. That's it. For the entire month.
If your fight for a new minimum wage is starting with a number less than 30, you've already lost.