How much of the take home pay goes to taxes, social security, unemployment insurance, state disability insurance, local income taxes, sales taxes, gasoline taxes (gasoline in California still at $2.00 per gallon), utility taxes, a California rent or mortgage.
Today, $13.00 an hour does not go far.
Gross pay 2253
Payroll deductions 337.95
Monthly take home 1915.05
LESS
Rent/mortgage 900
Food 500
Car Ins 120
Car Payment 270
electricity 120
Other 300
Montly exp 2210
Total -294.95
How were you saying they should get along on $8.50 an hour?
"How were you saying they should get along on $8.50 an hour?"
Agreed noone but a live at home student could survive on 8.50 hr.
So why then do you shop Non Union Stater Bros?
If their labor is worth $8.50 they had better upgrade their skills beyond waving packages above a beam of infra red light.