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paulfri 53 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: New York City to ban deceptive subscription practi...

Seattle and its surrounding cities have among the highest minimum wages in the entire world (~$22/hour). You're maybe not renting a studio apartment by yourself but it is far from destitution.

tzs 53 days ago | [–]

You can get a pretty decent 1 bedroom apartment in the U district of Seattle on $22/hour, such as [1].

[1] https://collegeplaceapartments.managebuilding.com/Resident/p...

mschuster91 53 days ago | [–]

A full-time job should allow at least for a moderate place of living alone, otherwise it's not a minimum wage.

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