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beyondthemonolith:

i love you louie

Can we add “What?! I have to wait until the day after tomorrow to get my one TV of five that’s out fixed?!” to the list?

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Can I get a double cheeseburger with extra freedom?

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Step 1: See a greatest hits CD from America at the new Pilot in town

Step 2: ALL THE CHILDHOOD FEELS

Step 3: Plan to buy like everything the band did next paycheck or seven

Step 4: Remember that America did the soundtrack for The Last Unicorn

Step 5: ALL THE ADULTHOOD FEELS BECAUSE YOU MISSED THAT MOVIE AS A KID

Step 6: Plan to look for and/or start a blog dedicated to awesome oldschool chimeric unicorns, none of these horses with narwhal tusks stapled to their heads (except perhaps on special occasions)

…ok

‘Cause I understand

You been runnin’ from the man

That goes by the name of The Sandman

He flies the sky

Like an eagle in the eye

Of a hurricane that’s abandoned

doov:

fuzzyxteddybear:

zahralaughingalone-ontheinternet:

mypatronusisyou:

the-eleventh-blog:

tastes like

free healthcare

tastes like

FREEDOM

tastes like moose

tastes like everything is trying to kill us

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lepreas:

hickshit:

schim:

thebishopbasher:

freakinbluscout:

kingofshoottheshit:

vocaroo:

kingofshoottheshit:

how much is that in real money

“real money”

Real money.

im sorry but in AMERICA we pay in MONEY not HAIR COMBS

AMERICA.

HAIR COMBS.

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thepoliticalfreakshow:

The GOP refuses to see an actual war on people, and they continue to make up false attacks on their rights.

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dorktothemax:

face-down-asgard-up:

abaldwin360:

lizasaurus-rex:

musicalpaws:

abaldwin360:

How Many Minimum Wage Hours Does It Take To Afford A Two-Bedroom Apartment In Your State?

Ever wonder how people manage to get by on minimum wage? Oftentimes, they don’t…

I would have to work 114 hours a week to be able to afford a 2 bedroom…that’s pathetic, minimum wage means you get paid the minimum amount it takes to afford the absolute most basic things you need to live.

I feel like most people with a minimum wage job don’t need a two bedroom. Studio apartments can be as low as 400/month and there are even some one bedrooms that are cheaper. Minimum wage IS the wage that you will get the most basic things to live. Things like cable, internet, a ton of furniture and so forth are luxuries. All you need is food, a bed, water, and a toilet if you want to get technical. And I mean you could probably even go without a toilet but that causes me to shudder a bit. A two bedroom is not basic. A one bedroom isn’t even basic. If you have kids, then I would assume that yes, bedrooms should be basic because they are necessary unless you want child services all up n your ass. Otherwise, a 400/month studio would be easy to afford on a minimum wage salary if you work … WAIT a second. I just did the math out and if you work 114 hours a week at minimum wage you would be making like at least 900 after taxes. That is WAY more than enough money to live in a two bedroom. That’s 3600 a month! That is like a ridiculous amount of cash. You would only need to work 50 a MONTH to make 400. That is roughly 12.5 hours a week. I think this map is wrong.

Uhm… I’ve worked several minimum wage jobs as “night jobs” though the years and was amazed at all the single mothers I worked with.

Single mothers don’t need a two bedroom apartment?

Furthermore, the map takes into consideration more than JUST rent - 

Here have a gander: http://www.good.is/post/how-many-minimum-wage-hours-does-it-take-to-afford-a-decent-life/

After taxes, I make about 1600 a month ( two paychecks per month on average ).

Rates for my area ( and this is JUST rent. Not utilities and transportation included. )

Studio apt = 700-850

1br = 900 - 1100

2br = 1200 - 1600

3br = 1700 - 2200

And, yeah, I have a kid. I’m a single mom. I STILL can not afford a 2br on my own. I HAVE to get a room mate. Which, believe me, that brings in a whole new mess of anxieties when you have a kid. You have to first find someone who wants to live with a kid and then you have to make sure that person can be trusted around a kid.

^^^^

We lucked out and managed to rent part of a duplex (2br) for $800 a month. The going rate in my area is roughly $900 for a 2br apartment.

So no, I feel this map is quite accurate, at least for the state I live in (assuming the numbers are set on an average). In order to afford this place we live in completely on my own with utilities and miscellaneous child expenses, I personally would need to work over 100 hours a week at minimum wage. And that’s factoring in the money we don’t have to spend on food by having food stamps and the lack of any car payments/gas because we do not have a vehicle.

Granted if I were to even find a way to get that many hours in a week, I’d be looking at over $1200 a month minimum in childcare expenses to add into that. The real kicker? I can’t get state-funded childcare because I’m not poor enough.

Accurate map is accurate. And that’s kind of really fucking depressing.

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