Ms Ehrenreich talks about her experiences as a housekeeper, waitress and as a Walmart associate to name a few low wage jobs she has held. The author talk about the inability to live and survive off minimum wage jobs. She states the demands of waitress were stressful, was paid only 2.43 a hour including tips that varies. Her job as a waitress included sweeping, refilling beverages, restocking, slicing and scrubbing throughout her 2pm -10pm shift. Come on....... 2.43 a hour is a sweatshop wage that exploit and oppress people.
According to the World Law Direct (http://www.worldlawdirect.com/) , if the sum of tips plus 2.13 a hour is below the minimum wage of 7.25 an hour the employer is required to make up the difference. On page 16 according to the Fair Standards Act, if the sum plus 2.13 an hour falls below the minimum wage or 5.15 an hour the employer is required to make up the difference. Then if you include the people spokesperson, the governor that does nothing to regulate wages for all people to have the ability to live to the cost of living in the United States. The living wage or hourly wage in Key West, Florida for one adult is 9.17. Now how will Barbara survive off 5.15 a hour wage job. She will definitely fall below the poverty line. This is a capitalist society that dominates and create a larger disparity between the rich and poor. The poor are undeserved, underprivileged, disadvantage, disenfranchise and underclass. The rich is educated, opportunities, resources, upper class, law makers and breakers and etc. We as the people of the new leading generation must challenge corporate America to improve society conditions and equally distribute human rights to all. The land of free is the false conception of America, its the land of greed and inequalities.
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