I earn minimum wage and I have a stable long-term job with little downside risk (i.e. my job is unlikely to disappear any time soon). The upside potential is limited to increases in the minimum wage and with the paucity of my resources, I need a wage that keeps pace with inflation in order to subsist.
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I earn minimum wage and I have a stable long-term job with little downside risk (i.e. my job is unlikely to disappear any time soon). The upside potential is limited to increases in the minimum wage and with the paucity of my resources, I need a wage that keeps pace with inflation in order to subsist.