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yupuhoh t1_j0hk3uy wrote
Reply to comment by unraveled01 in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
That was then. This is now. Listen I'm not saying it isn't bullshit because it is. But simply snapping fingers and making everyone earn 30$ isn't feasible.
yupuhoh t1_j0hivw6 wrote
Reply to comment by flyingcucu in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Actually to buy a 200,000 house at 13.80 min wage you have to work 14,492 hours.
To buy a house in 1980 for 47,500 at 3.10 min wage you have to work 15,322 hours.
I went back 40 years. Not sure if that's appropriate for the "boomer" term. Sorry if it's not
yupuhoh t1_j0hflc2 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
To be fair. You aren't meant to raise a family on min wage. It's enough for a person by themselves to get by.
yupuhoh t1_j0hff64 wrote
Reply to comment by fffangold in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Efficiency apartments in my area are not "apartments" its a bedroom with a shared kitchen/living area.
yupuhoh t1_j0hdc2f wrote
Reply to comment by Scary-Bad-7872 in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Absolutely it has. It's getting scary.
yupuhoh t1_j0hb4tz wrote
Reply to comment by SecretAsianMaine in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
At 13.80 an hour for 40 hr week you wouldn't be able to afford 600$ a month? Wow. When I was making 8$ an HR I was paying 400$ a month to rent a room. It should be easy to swing.
yupuhoh t1_j0hasof wrote
Reply to comment by Runnah5555 in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
I agree. But that's not how it is. This is why we have programs in place to help. The first year I worked where I'm working now I got qualified for free care through Belfast because I only made 14k in 11 months. That was 8 years ago. And they paid for my back surgery. I was renting a room off someone for 100$ a week making 8$ an hour. And got 130$ a month in food stamps. The programs help a lot.
yupuhoh t1_j0ha781 wrote
Reply to comment by iglidante in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Probably not in Portland. In Belfast they have some that have shared kitchens so it's just a bedroom you rent. But like I said. If you are single it'll do until you can get a better job and make more
yupuhoh t1_j0h9xt1 wrote
Reply to comment by TarantinoFan23 in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
You can still find em. 1 bedroom with shared kitchens. It's not glamorous by any means but if you are making min wage then you shouldn't be expecting a 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse
yupuhoh t1_j0h6byl wrote
Reply to comment by TDGroupie in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
No ones talking about available housing. Just what you would be able to do with a certain amount of money.....
yupuhoh t1_j0h4v64 wrote
Reply to comment by Runnah5555 in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Food stamps..free healthcare. Things like this help when you are poor as dirt
yupuhoh t1_j0h4iak wrote
Reply to comment by Rico_Solitario in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Single person living in a efficiency apartment paying 600 a month could swing it
yupuhoh t1_j0h48by wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
That's how they calculate it. This is actually a huge cost of living increase. It was like 20 or 30 cents last year I think. Now it's 1.10. tells you how much trouble we are in.
yupuhoh t1_j0gstud wrote
This law was passed what 5years ago? Started at 10$ then a dollar every year until 12 then it's cost of living increase every year after that. This will happen every january
yupuhoh t1_j0g2on5 wrote
Reply to comment by The_Shredz24 in What does Allens Coffee brandy mix best with? by otakugrey
Lol. Not just old town. You should Google "harbor hog" haha
yupuhoh t1_j0g2m08 wrote
This is a joke right? This can't be a real post can it? Wait. Is op from out of state?
yupuhoh t1_izwjysd wrote
Reply to Christmas ideas for things to do by backcountry57
I chose soul crushing credit card debt. But to each their own!
yupuhoh t1_izf1580 wrote
Reply to Just moved here by Mewexx_
Start a bonfire and put a "free beer" sign on driveway.
yupuhoh t1_iy9ahue wrote
Reply to comment by ghguyrur7 in General question about parking ticket by [deleted]
Helluvalot better then hearing "go get a switch!"
yupuhoh t1_iy99jb5 wrote
Reply to comment by ghguyrur7 in General question about parking ticket by [deleted]
Warnings are free. Remember mama yelling at you for doing something stupid but didn't ground you? That was a warning..and it's better then the alternative
Edit: also I'm sure it's for snow removal so this will happen every year about the same time if it is
yupuhoh t1_iy8kopk wrote
Reply to comment by RatherNerdy in 6 Month Solar Panels Update by metalandmeeples
Yeah I know they don't cut checks anymore. That was 20 years ago. And thanks for the explanation. Makes sense
yupuhoh t1_iy85g0l wrote
Reply to comment by metalandmeeples in 6 Month Solar Panels Update by metalandmeeples
Not bad. So are the panels not producing enough for you to be off the grid all together? Why are you still paying cmp every month when you are producing your own power? Sorry for the ignorance but the last time I was around solar was a buddies house and cmp was cutting him checks for like 50$ a month
yupuhoh t1_iy83oxy wrote
Reply to comment by RatherNerdy in 6 Month Solar Panels Update by metalandmeeples
So 5800$? So you are still out 14k. At 150$ a month electric bill you are saving it will take about 8 years for you to break even on the cost. That's not too bad if you have the up front capital. Now do they (cmp) cut you checks still every month if you produce more than you use?
yupuhoh t1_iy7xyc7 wrote
Reply to comment by metalandmeeples in 6 Month Solar Panels Update by metalandmeeples
How much of a credit are you going to get?
yupuhoh t1_j0hkg0h wrote
Reply to comment by flyingcucu in Maine Will Have a New Minimum Wage Beginning on January 1st by Shake-Spear4666
Just like you can't compare living 40 years ago to today......