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MIT created the mathematical proof we are living in a protracted #classWar waged by the parasitic capitalist classes.
Living Wage Calculator
https://livingwage.mit.edu/
❝ We developed the Living Wage Calculator to… estimate the local wage rate that a full-time worker requires to cover the costs of their family’s basic needs where they live…❞
in Manhattan, a living wage should be $33/hour.
the purpose of a capitalist is to keep us in debt & poverty
a table of the base minimum annually expenses for people without children and up to 3 kids. it includes food, housing, internet, health care, etc.
i’ll focus on the required annual income, AFTER TAXES, needed to live in NYC. this presumes the worker is exposed to the vagaries of housing without rent-control pricing:
0 Children - $56,138
1 Child - $95,156
2 Children - $117,239
3 Children - $145,871
for Manhattan, table of LIVING WAGE (LW) vs POVERTY WAGE (PW) vs MINIMUM WAGE (MW) :
with 0 Children
- LW $32.85
- PW $7.52
- MW $15.50
with 1 Child:
- LW $55.38
- PW $10.17
- MW $15.50