[throwawayboise]

It is a false assumption that everyone who wants to work needs a wage that will support a family of four with no other income.

[jwilber]

You can’t live out of poverty in the average American city on $10/hour, even if you’re single.

I see your name mentions Boise - believe me when I say Idaho, ranked 39th in state population size, is decidedly not representative of the US at large.

[throwaaskjdfh]

> It is a false assumption that everyone who wants to work needs a wage that will support a family of four with no other income.

Maybe, but the post at the root of this thread invokes both a $10/hour wage and the virtue of starting a family.

[MisterBastahrd]

It's not even "maybe."

His supposition is incredibly clueless. He ignores FICA / Medicare payments, for one. That $100 in his ideal scenario?

He never accounted for it. Just like he doesn't understand that most big box hourly workers don't get to defer taxes til the end of the year.