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Originally Posted by Sliver
I think it can have a concrete answer.
What is the poverty line? Wages have to be above that.
Anybody working full time should be able to afford to rent an apartment, have a cell phone, eat, pay electricity/gas/water, live within a one-hour commute of work, afford a bus pass, basic wardrobe, etc. You don't need a car, plane vacations, brand name clothes, etc.; but you should be able to live a very basic and not-unhealthy life if you are working full time.
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Alone? Without a partner or roommate?
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I mean, I think so. I specified bus pass over owning a car. I specified renting over owning a home. Is it not reasonable to expect to be able to live and support yourself if you work full time?
Having a roommate doesn't sound like an unreasonable thing to expect a single, low-income earner to have to have, though.