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8. It doesn't have to be this way, entirely too sad.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2024, 07:57 AM

Jul 2024

The minimum wage in Texas is $7.25 an hour—about 20 percent lower than an hourly rate that would cover the cost of living for a family of four, according to an Oxfam America report.

And if a Texan loses their job, the state’s unemployment benefits cover 10.5 percent of the income needed to cover the cost of living.

Here are all the states with a poor quality of life, according to the report:

Texas
Indiana
Alabama
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Louisiana
Kansas
Arizona

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Here are the 10 states with the poorest quality of life [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2024 OP

Maybe we should have done a Marshall Plan for the south after the Civil War. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #1

Sounds preferable to the half-assed approach taken after the war EYESORE 9001 Jul 2024 #4

Most people in the south BEFORE the Civil War needed a Marshall Plan. raging moderate Jul 2024 #6

Yes exactly, then the civil war destruction and aftermath finished off the south. Irish_Dem Jul 2024 #9

This line about the minimum wage is bullshit. For a family of four? Not even close. brewens Jul 2024 #2

Shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #3

Surprised AltairIV Jul 2024 #5

All red states Botany Jul 2024 #7

It doesn't have to be this way, entirely too sad. Passages Jul 2024 #8