Yes, I do think anyone who works 8–9 hours a day should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with their paycheck alone, no matter what job they do. That's kind of the whole point of having a freaking job, and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.
Am I the only one who sees how abnormal it is that we work 8–9 hours, commute, come home, and only get a few hours to ourselves, and that includes cooking, showering, and getting ready for the next day? This can’t be how we are supposed to live.
Jobs do not care if you are on the verge of breaking down mentally. They don’t care when you break down mentally, and they treat you weird after you break down mentally. And they will replace you immediately.
Honestly, i don't understand this economy when nursing homes are so expensive they bankrupt our grandparents but nursing home aides need to use food banks.
daycare is so expensive it eats up one parent's entire paycheck and yet daycare providers only make $10/hr and need second jobs.
college costs hundreds of thousands of dollars and puts students into debt for life and yet we have thousands of professors living in their cars.
everything we need is astronomically expensive and yet almost none of the money we pay is going towards the people actually doing the work and providing the services.