The Working Poor | The Price of the American Dream | ENDEVR Documentary
The Price of the American Dream | ENDEVR Documentary
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Since the economic crisis of 2009, over nine million jobs have been created in America. Officially, the recession is over. But American workers have come out of the crisis more vulnerable and even poorer than ever. 46.7 million Americans live in poverty with around 15% of the US population living below the poverty line. But they aren’t unemployed - most of them have at least two jobs. They’re ‘the working poor’. Meet the people behind America’s economic recovery.
Germania has two minimum wage jobs, working 18 hours a day. Three quarters of a her salary go on paying for the 15m square motel room she shares with her two children and her mother-in-law. But even with two jobs, she struggles to buy food for her family. In the past four months, they have stayed in five motels, moving every few weeks to ever cheaper rooms as their money runs out.
Joe and Chelsie live with their two young daughters in a tent in a church carpark. Their bathroom is a porta-potty they share with 50 other people. Around 500 families in Seattle live in these temporary camps. Like Germania, Chelsie works full time but she can no longer afford to live in the city she works in.
Trade Union leader, Scott Slawson, has worked for General Electric for 13 years. But a few days ago, he was told his job will be re-located to a state with no wages and 50% lower salaries. He doesn’t know if he will be able to find another job.
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46.7 million Americans live in poverty with around 15% of the US population living below the poverty line. But they aren’t unemployed - most of them have at least two jobs. They’re ‘the working poor’. Meet the people behind America’s economic recovery.
which *TRUMPONOMICS* helped bring outta povertay
This is a ***repost!???*** I seen this approximately 2 or 3 years ago!!!
@@DarlnDar *RERUN* bidenomics = obamanomics
@@DarlnDar It's even older than that
but it still rings true. for some it's their first time seeing it. there is still a significant portion on the upper half, that have no clue what it's like for working class people on a daily basis, aka, their employees.@@virgilhilts3924
Once upon a time, I was young and poor. But after many years of hard work, now I am old and poor.
Once I really was young and poor and decided to make a change.Worked hard and failed a few times before I figured out how to make money and save it too. If I can do it, so can anyone. Good luck.
And made rich people richer.
The only way out is to own your own business. People hardly ever get rich as an employee, especially with entry level jobs
Sounds like many years of voting Democrat. This is what happens when you destroy energy and vote for adult babies to do real work and make real decisions.
I agree.. I've been working since I was 15 yrs old and now I'm 50 and still struggling.. makes no sense.
I love the stereotype that the poor are lazy 🤦♂️ there’s nothing lazy about working 60-70 hours a week to live in a motel… our economy is broken.
The only lazy ones are the Upper management and CEO's.
@@BossItUp911having kids out of wedlock 🥴. Complete 🤡
Yes but there is smart and dumb too right. Why have kids when you can barely support yourself.
@@merfgamgee9485 yeh...you're so smart. so impressive. ; )
@@BossItUp911 Strongly agree with your point and still young in this world. Some people know how to use that mirror to reflect and adapt whilst some deflect and slack.
The problem is that wages/salaries haven’t increased while cost of living has increased 30-50%.
Biden’s America sending all our tax dollars to Ukraine! I voted for him in 2020 and Not doing it in 2024!
That's right!
And maybe because too many people become millionaire overnight on the internet. And they overprice everything like housing ,cars trucks. Traveling
Maybe because all your money is going to wars while the infrastructure and needs of the people come last.
Yeah, because the excuse was that if we raise minimum wage, everything else will go up. What a 7.25 LIE!
I don’t care how old this video is. This shows the cruel reality of the world.
The only cruelty in this world was the financial government workers making a ridiculous rules.
*the US not the world Europe isn't a sh1thole like the US
@@DarkslayerNinja •What?
Wish they would make new /updated ones though
The cruel reality of capitalism, tks
You can see why nobody has a children anymore- the cost of living
true
I don’t have any kids cause I don’t like them. 🤷♀️
@@sammierose1150Well Damn 😂😂😂😂
@@sammierose1150 Because you're brainwashed and removed from nature.
You just haven't been creampied yet😊@@sammierose1150
I respect anyone who gets up,and goes to work everyday,it doesn’t matter if you’re flipping burgers,or building houses
If you are replaceable, you will be replaced.
@@juliansvidalWe can ALL be replaced.
@@juliansvidaleven your mum🤣
@@alexg.9279 haha fr tho 😭
Kentucky make from 10 usd to 15 max 56% the jobs that are hiring . 8 usd min they pay a hour lazy republicans want slaves to stay rich .
15$/hr isn’t even enough to comfortably and completely live by yourself anymore and she’s making 8$???
Yup! Minimum wage is $7.25. People working endless hours to not even make ends meet.
Min wage in FL is $12 an hour
Depends on the state
This video is at least 10 years old. It's worse today,Imagine trying to get an apt on min wage today? The manufacturing jobs are gone,the ominous "they" want service jobs for us,basically servants. Stock market is definitely not reflective of the real world,the game is rigged.
Many states are still paying $7 an hour. The only way out is to switch career feilds.
I am so impressed that the mother-in-law was willing to help her like this.
This actually surprised me too
Where is her son? He should be a real man and take care of his children.
That’s really telling of how bad her son must be. I respect her for filling the role her son did not.
@@dennisgenovese227 the son is obviously a low-life bum if his mom is the one helping his ex girlfriend.
Thats true love, she sees her as a daughter regardless of her sons inability to care for them...we dont know there situation butit broke my heart when she had to leave...
Having kids makes poverty 100 times more difficult to overcome.
Then don't have kids...crazy to figure that one out huh?
@@MidnightPolaris800humans aren’t robots you sociopath, they have the human right to have they’re own kids and start a family and not just be robots who work until they’re 60 and left to die alone. you are such a weirdo
I wouldn't say that. I would say just have the amount of kids you can afford. I have one son and I'm not having anymore.
Children are like the lottery maybe they help you live better a life maybe they drop you off at a home to die alone
@@MidnightPolaris800 yeah but billionaires need poor people to have kids so they have more slaves.
"It's called the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it" - George Carlin
Nailed it.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
🎯💥
That was my favorite bit from him.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Born and raised in the US. My family went from average middle class to lower middle class in a span of only 15 years. Grew up with both parents together, but never got to see my dad because he was a truck driver and was gone for weeks at a time. Even with his ridiculous amount of hours he worked, my family still lived paycheck-to-paycheck, and sometimes didn't even make enough to cover the bills. He also had gone through being laid off a few times. My family was lucky enough to have inherited a house from my great-grandmother. Otherwise, who knows where we would have lived. My heart goes out to these poor people. It's truly a struggle to be the commonfolk in America.
The picture that you pointed out is now headed toward white-collar workers who were in roles that used to be somewhat immune to job loss. Now accountants, managers, IT people are losing jobs, because their work in many cases now can be outsourced to low wage places, where workers will do the same work for half the salary. it is a race to the bottom economically, companies move to low wage places until wages start to rise in those places, then the move to the next low wage place, there is no loyalty to the workers that helped those companies build brandnames and grow wealthy..
I got myself in trouble 5 years ago. I paid my debt to society and I'm not the kind of man who thinks the world owes me. I'm accountable for my actions. I have to work 2 sometimes 3 jobs just to make it. These jobs pick and choose who they want to give hours too. Life is cruel and harsh but I'm humbled I'm not incarcerated which was the darkest time in my life. I stay away from negative people and negative environments. It's difficult being a 47 year old black man living in the south but I make no excuses, life is a grind. Stay strong who's reading this . 💪
Pick up a trade.. it’s never too late. I know a guy that served over 20 years for a murder, became an electrician and now makes 80k+ a year. Trade jobs don’t care about a record.
Right on brother keep going no matter what
Keep on pushing because even when you have the degrees and have done everything society tells you to do. You still have to deal with the bull 💩 like you said, no excuses. Just keep grinding
@TiredofTomfoolery7 he'll ya all that time wasted in high school college instead get a full time job and start working, especially when your not rich or have a rich family
Accountable, not making excuses, and hard working. Respect.
“I can’t wait to get on the bus so I can close my eyes.” This line hit me really hard for some reason. So depressing.
I could also relate. Waiting for the train in the cold at 5 am so you can get some rest. Been there (got out, fortunately).
That cost of American dreams best campaign in marketing history. Get out from slavery, if you stuck there, work hard for yourself Improve your skills .invest in books, seminars etc
In LA, a number of the working poor sleep overnight every night on those buses before clocking into work..... Then spend most of the day working only to go to sleep on a bus and repeat this cycle over and over again just to sleep in a place safer than a tent. Then you have to get off the bus when it reaches the last stop and walk to the bus stop and wait for the next bus. I've had to experience that before when I worked as a dishwasher at a restaurant on Hollywood Blvd....
Oh my, I've slept on the bus. Actually, everyone knew each other, because we all took the same bus at the same time, so we knew each other's stops, and woke each other up at the right stop.
I know a guy who used to take the bus to work here in New Jersey. He fell asleep once on the bus he was so tired and woke in NYC, last stop. About 90 minutes away from the job
Germania has my upmost respect. She is a warrior. May all her dreams come true.
Nop. Where is the dad? And who chose that man, and who made that 3 kids? She's an idiot.
Amen 🙏🏾 may God bless her abundantly
Amen
I agree. I am cheering for her from afar.
I’m confused. While her life is tough. If her situation is really this bad. She should be getting child support. If no baby daddy around. Then she should be collecting food stamps, application for sect 8, help with utilities etc. Even some states help with child care. On top of collecting her tax refund for kids.
The Silent Depression: Worse than the Great Depression from 2007 to current; the average salary from 1930 for an average American individual was $4900( adjusted for inflation $85,000 annually for one person) as of 2023 the average salary is $56,000 annually, making less than the height of the Great Depression. In 1930 Gasoline was 10 cents a gallon or $1.73 adjusted for inflation, today the average is $3.55. To buy a new car in 1930 it would be $860- worth about 15k adjusted for inflation, today is worth a whopping $48,000. Key to the American Dream to buy a house in 1930 would be about $3900- less than 70k today, the average price today? $416,000. This is no secret, and nobody is saying a thing.
Just like here in Australia. An average house cost 3 times a year"s salary in the 70s in Sydney. Now costs 13 times a year"s salary.
Same goes for the Netherlands, but here we try to atleast take care of everybody. But there are just to many humans living, the costs of living and building has gone up in such an amount that the balance shifted to much.
I often think credit is the mother of inflation.
@@reddog3461 as a finance major, your statement is technically the truth
I truly adore her work ethic. Thank goodness for her mother in law. That is a good woman right there.
Where is her husband? Why isn’t “mother-in-law” stepping in to force him to care for his children?
Indeed.
Billions of dollars sent to countries for their wars instead of helping homeless Americans. Stable homes for hard working people. Madness.
Yeah like Israel. Wut up wit dat???
I agree. The government is not an entity anyone can or should rely on to fund anyones future. How do people as an individual keep from being in poverty? That's the question we should be asking ourselves.
people voted for their money to be spent on all the other problems but their own by electing officials and presidents as you have now.
Israel n Ucrania
Most of those money stay in the USA and financing weapons production. Other part are credits.
This is why i get so upset at self-absorbed people giving fast food workers a hard time. They are making 8 dollars an hour!!! Give them a break.
This documentary is from many years ago
@@ljgr85mail yeah, from 2009. what's the minimum wage over now? 12 an hour? edit: it's from 2015 or early 2016, my bad
In Mississippi the minimum wage is still $7.25. So uh yeah be kind
@@aleyaniguess6826ummm yeah and price of living and expenses are to match that wage because that is a dump of a state to live in lol
Then why not go to a trade school or get a degree I am a two-time felon, and I was able to figure it out with no help. It was either get a trade or be homeless that was my option. Now I make six figures I’ve been out of prison for four years it’s possible, I say to people keep your head up and explore options
This was very touching. Please do a Documentary about the life of cruise ship workers. I work with Royal Caribbean working 12 + hours every day for 8 months, for $3.79 an hour as a restaurant attendant. Inhumane treatment and workload are cruel, but they are trying to put a face on how they treat us onboard. If you are not an American I won't advise you to work with these companies.
Thank you for your comment. I will definitely take up your suggestion! And good luck to you
@@ENDEVRDocs They make us sign agreements to not disclose information such as this. And they do their best to put on a whole different identity because there is no organization concerning our rights at sea. If we ever talk about the pay they will make it clear that we already signed the agreement on the contracts, meanwhile they are informing the guests that they don't have to tip us but rather can leave a gratuity. I no longer work with the company but I do have evidence such as my payslips and more. I had to pay the company back for my ticket to travel out of the country to board the ship, also my uniform onboard was my expense, and they deducted a portion of my money every time I got paid.
😮yeah I wanna see that
The American dream is dead unless you are extremely wealthy. I feel so sorry for today's youth. They will struggle their entire lives unless they were born into wealth.
I was not born wealthy. I went to university on loans, got a great employable degree and now very successful. Please quit telling people you need to be born into wealth. Many successful people weren’t.
@@Nursegirlalexandra well, we live in a whole new world now.
Then they should try other countries and see how it works out
The tiredness in Germania's eyes is HEARTBREAKING. She's a solider. Praying for all parties involved.
Germania is old now, this is an old video that has been redone over and over.
@@grannygoes7882 She would be about 32 years old now.. it's not THAT old :P
She is *not* a soldier. Grow up.
Even her mother in law followed her- the ex must’ve been a real prize! Hope she makes it through ❤
@@devadii24 Germania sadly took her life.
Working 70 hours a week is insane; at that pace even $50/hr wouldn't be worth it. Broke people aren't lazy, they're overworked and dead tired!
Have you seen some of these investment banker jobs?
50 an hour is not enough???? Something must be wrong with you
@@michaelschneider9305 some people work more than that. I do personally, but that’s my choice. I also don’t really have a life. It’s understandable that someone wouldn’t want to. I’m just saying there are quite a few people who do want to spend their every waking hour making money lol.
BITCOIN FIXES THIS
@@michaelschneider9305They said it wouldn't be worth working 70hrs a week.
25 years ago I was very poor with 3 small kids living on 15k a year. Today my life is exactly where I dreamed it would be. I see this for this mom too. Her ethics and determination are amazing ❤
This really just clapped me in to perspective. I've been so hard on my mother for the living state, she's really trying and she's doing it all alone😢
15 an hour is still poverty in the US. I’m a big man with a big heart and things like this absolutely crush me. God bless all who see this
Me too hard working people 15 isn't even enough these days these are the people who should be getting help and assistance from the state so they can get ahead not the people that sit at home and have 5 kids with 4 different fathers and say they need money to support their kids those are the one that should be said hey you put yourself in this position you better get some more work and find someoneto watch your kids
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God is useless and 2
I feel the same way. ❤❤❤ praying for my American brothers and sisters out here! The country is in a sad state.
Now with the inflation going on it should be at least minimum $20 hour
Prices have gone up 3x with inflation while employers are still paying 12.50 an hour. Then you sit there watching the CEO take a 1.5 million dollar bonus while HR works from home to contemplate whether you should get a quarter raise or not. O yea, and if you’re late that’s 1 point away from getting fired.
This. I'm literally one point away from losing my job at the local Zoo because I'm often about 10 mins late for my shift.. Other than this one thing, I'm a model employee..But I most likely will be fired because of the bs point system.
@@Drift-Daddy zoo job doesn't sound too bad. You're not working on an assembly line so I don't know why they're so strict. My last job I remember coming in late due to weather and walked right back out. There was no reason to stay when you get docked points for tardiness or absence. I just took the points as free days to skip work, but you get 3 and you're out.
Both houses & cars have become too expensive for most Americans these days, most especially for single people and/or single-income households. Even a lot of 2 income households can't afford them.
This issue has been exacerbated by the practices of insurance companies, which can have negative effects as well. Some insurance companies may contribute to rising prices by providing coverage that encourages risky lending and speculation. Additionally, certain insurance policies can be expensive, making it even more challenging for families to secure affordable properties. It's important for individuals tor consider diversifying their income streams, independent of government reliance, as a wise approach in the current situation.
What if you don't know how to trade any of these? I mean, see your point some people have the money and are willing to invest, the question is where to.
I live in Orlando, and I was shocked by how many people here live in extended stays until I stayed in one while I waiting for my apartment to be free, I was moving in right after someone else but I had to move while I could get time off work to move. I grew up poor, but I still feel blessed that even my poverty was people living in trailers and pull behind trailers in a park we so kindly renamed Felony Pines because of how many times police showed up for drug busts. But I didn't have to live in a hotel, a single room with a full family, I feel so blessed for that.
I appreciate this video, so many of us take basic necessities for granted (including me) I'm not rich but I'm not poor either. My heart prays for all that affected in this way. This truly humbled me today!
Exactly I was thinking the same thing 🙏🏾
"It's called the american dream because you have to be asleep to believe it". Greetings from Germany ❤
We have better social security but the middle class is vanishing in our beloved Germany too This is just the system of modern slavery
Yeah, way to go Germany. Boy, arent you proud of the mess you've made. First you unleashed the migrant crisis and off loaded the dregs to the rest, once you cherry picked the best workers to run the economy. Then you thought it would be a splendid idea to rely on Putin for your energy, and in the meantime your laughable foreign policy condemned the rest of Europe to ignominy, and of course you're happy to gloat about other people's misfortunes on here. Wir schaffen das, indeed. Tosspots, the lot of you
@@babaentertainment6615capitalism eventually always devolves into an entrenched elite class and a population of working poor. It did in the Roman Empire, and it will do to the other nations based on a similar economic system. I do wonder if more socialist free market systems like those in the Nordic nations can avoid this problem.
Nah it’s still very much alive and well here in the states!
R.I.P. George Carlin.
This is why a lot of people won’t have children. They can’t afford them.
I have twins and I haven't worked in 2 years
Nope can't have children, be married, no pets, no assets like motor vehicles, clothes, and some real estate.
@@snickerdoodles787 good for you!!!! What is your point exactly, besides trying to make others feel badly? Either you have a really good job, or your husband has a really good job and you’re a SAHM, you are on welfare, or you live with your parents and your mom is raising your kids. So answer the question, which is it. Door number 1,2 , 3 or 4? Or secret door 5 you’re a trust fund baby?
Right!! My daughters are 26 & 23 and they are struggling to take care of themselves…. They aren’t even THINKING of having children. ONE dog (110lbs pit) is enough to take care of. But at least they are wise enough to know they can’t take care of a child if they are barely making it by themselves.
Pit tells me all I need to kno.
FYI, the middle class supports the poor and the rich. Without us, there is no rich, and the poor would all disappear. We need to change the system. It is clinical lunacy that those who work the hardest earn the least.
She is a good mom. God bless them. Her babies are going to grow up kind . They been there byt with alot of love. The love makes a big difference.
I'm 70, born here in America, and this is so hard to watch. These good, diligent people are what keeps America up and running, yet they live at or below poverty level. It's wrong on so many levels. Hard working and having nothing to show for it is now the hallmark of America. And I'm nearly there with you. I am holding on with both hands clasped like a boxer. I tried to get help with food, but because I own my car, I was deemed ineligible. The rich have no interest in helping. And by the rich, I mean Congress and Senate, and billionaires who got there on the backs of people like these. Every night my prayers are for people just like you. You are not forgotten, even though every day you may feel unseen.
This is due to illegals driving wages down and wasting taxpayers' resources that could be used for poor Americans.
It’s the same here in the UK they are literally over pricing us off the streets. They also want to abolish middle class. There will eventually be the upper and lower class only.
Has it always been like this in America?
The worst part is people your age caused all this. And yet us who just got here and just started working are blamed by you people. 😂
@@Noelzy617 no it hasn't. A cashier 30 years ago could buy a brand new house.
Companies lay off workers to get cheaper workers. People should just straight up boycott these companies.
How are you going to boycott GE? Are you a purchase manager for a railroad company? Are you going to delay your next medical imaging device purchase? 🙄Nothing an individual does matters.
Great point ❤
you can stop buying the things they sell at stores , trust me it would hurt them.
Once they couldn't have slaves in America, when they couldn't exploit people in the country, they moved industries to countries that are the equivalent of slavery..
Boycotting doesn't really work anymore. There's like 7 big companies that own every other company. If you think ur boycotting a brand by going with their competitors, ur usually just supporting a different brand thats owned by the same parent company. These huge conglomerates just keep buying up more and more businesses, the wealth is owned in fewer and fewr hands and its more of a monopoly every year. Even if you do find a competitor not owned by that parent company, theyre usually just as bad because they have to be in order to stay competitive. Capitalism rewards lying, cheating , stealing and exploitation, and punishes those businesses that try to maintain a higher moral ground
Germania had me on the verge of tears, because it reflected how my mother lived with me and my sister growing up, except that we were lucky enough to have been born in Europe, and the government provided her housing, but we had to essentially take care of ourselves, because she had to work late while studying for the possibility of a better job in the future.
In this country there is a huge gap between poverty and the "middle class". Where you are not quite poor enough to get assistance from the government yet not comfortable enough to afford anything other than rent. It's such a vicious cycle of living to work and working to live. Such a miserable existance.
$1000/month. With no insurance or pension. While the average cost of rent is $1200/month.
I live in the Bay Area I have not seen anything for 1,200 a month in a long long time you guys have it made if your rent is only 1,200 a month. you get a I bed room run down shack on the bad side of town in the Bay Area for 3,000 a month.
@@CalvinMorris-cf8jk Yes, but in bay area min wage is $75 per hour, so you have it made not us.
@@Tony-mq5yo $75 an hour? It's $15 per hour. What are you smoking?
@@Tony-mq5yominimum wage is 18$ an hour if your in San Francisco and 15$ everywhere else. Downtown San Diego minimum wage is 16.50 outside of the tourist areas it's 15$ alot of retail workers live with parents, have like 10 roommates, live in there car, live in a shelter, or are lucky to get supplemental housing. If your lucky you can find a room to rent for 1500 which is like 2/3 of your income after taxes you bring home 2000 a month. I lived in St Louis if you made 2000 a month there you'd be set as you can find a studio to rent for 400$
Just live outta ur car simple as that.
IN USA the poverty is seen as a "individual failure" and not a social problem.
Yeah a lot loves to gloat that is indeed individual failure when in most cases it is not.
Well is a rep socia problem , I think we need financial education also America needs education for the most part my opinion
Because everything in the US is treated as an “individual” issue instead of systemic corruption. They want us to believe if we work hard enough, we too can have the “American Dream.” But that dream is just that, a dream. Not a reality for anyone except those born rich or those who were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.
Is it a social problem? Or an individual problem?
It doesn’t look like a social problem. I’m from Nigeria. I know what poverty looks like. America isn’t poor, neither are Americans. Trust me. I know.
At 60 years old, living in the US I am getting my van ready to live in.... on Social Security, there is no way to afford an apt or house. Unfortunately, rent controlled areas are crime ridden so I will be safer in my van, Houseless but not Homeless.
stay safe and stay healthy. Best of luck.
I pray for everyone who is homeless or having struggles may god give you strength and faith for better days god bless you i pray one day to give back to millions of people who are less fortunate
I'm sick of hearing about employment numbers and job growth. Give us a breakdown of what these jobs pay, and what benefits they offer.
It’s a cost of life thing not pay. Blame the people who are taking advantage of the super rich and are overcharging them for housing and materials making everyone else pay the high prices too
It’s all crappy corporate jobs that offer nothing to you you’re a wage slave for the✡️ Machine
@@Harem__King explain it to me like I’m five please. Because I was not able to find a realistic situation where your argument applies
Exactly!
@@Harem__Kingwtf are you talking about
When you're a large, money-making corporation, splitting up a full-time job into two part-time jobs just so you won't have to pay benefits is pure evil.
When you’re a full grown adult and your only skill-set is working fast-food ( that used to be for teenagers & college students) thats pure laziness and/or poor life decisions.
@ih8leftistfilth I have to disagree to a degree. Depending on your background determines alot of this.
@@BlazeroToSixty background can be overcome by making good choices and not screwing up early in life. Thankfully due to information available on the internet today young people from historically disadvantaged backgrounds are starting to wake up and not fall into the perpetual-victimhood & welfare trap.
I’m 32, and currently work as a cleaner because it’s the only job I can handle while dealing with C-PTSD. Before that, I made good money working at a bank. I couldn’t balance it anymore with my failing mental health.
The downside of capitalism
That young woman didn't get a chance to sleep. God bless her and her family. May she find support, opportunity, and rest.
I definitely feel her struggle. Used to work two jobs for 5 years. Luckily my overnight job was a security gig, at least I was able to nap at work sometimes
I’ll never complain about my situation again after watching this documentary. Sometimes we forget just how “privileged” and good we have it while many many others are barely keeping a roof or guessing where the next meal will be coming from
Indeed, very humbling documentary. And a good reminder to always be grateful for when things are going well and to never take it for granted.
It is and old documentary.
@@KayDejaVu😮
Don't worry even the privileged will fall so don't get comfortable.
Making good life choices and being a responsible adult is not “privileged”. Has it occured to anyone that people put themselves into poor situations??? Not everything is the “system’s” fault…although that’s what “they” want people to believe.
I work 2 full time jobs and homeless. Yet while I DoorDash on the side of those jobs people tell me “Get a real job” all over the internet
They are entitled corporate bootlickers who love hearing about the bosses new yacht while they barely have enough gas to get home.
@@hbjshowslopper god i love people making assumptions about things they don't have a clue about
@@dummyfarmwell enlighten us on what you know about it then.
@@DjTittySprinklez "entitled corporote bottlicker", no arguments, just insults
Wow!
I am an LPN, i work full time, three 12 hour shifts a week. Ive been an LPN for 34 years. I make good money. But life happens, car needed repairs, i needed eye surgery due to elevated eye pressure(the first year ive ever chosen a high deductible insurance plan, go figure) I picked up a part time side job cleaning apartment buildings in February. Something has to change
There’s a scary amount of people in the comments denying everything presented here. You’re part of the problem why we live to work instead of working to live.
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I have no idea how she stays so positive
I can only make one guess, the love for her children. A mother’s love is powerful, and also most likely faith in God.
It’s for the camera 🤦🏽♂️
She's not positive.. She's so negative, that makes her unatractive, why immigrants are happy without the language, and unrooted.
She doesn’t. This is a video. Its real out here
She's positive because that is all she knows. It's like a child living in poverty doesn't know just how bad they have it. So they are positive.
My mom was laid off from Bank of America in 2006, and my Dad from HP in 2008. It took them years and years to recover. Even to this day they always have something in their back pockets just in case. I’ll be damned if they didn’t give me and my brother the best childhood ever. Whatever money they had went to our happiness.
Sounds like you had great caring parents that's how my parents were too
That's a blessing that they were able to recover from that process
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My father too. He gave the family everything and more. My childhood was extravagant with the amount he would spend on me and my sister. The whole family wanted for nothing. Like your parents, my father always has something in his back pocket (we were also hit extremely hard during 2008 and are still recovering) and he still went above and beyond to give me it all. I'm still a very small child in his eyes even though I'm in my early 30's. He apologized this year for not having much to offer for my birthday. I promised him that I'll find a way to make it rich and give back to him for all that he had done for us. He and my mother didn't have to go all out for our childhoods, but they did and I have to give back the gratitude.
Sounds selfish to me. But hey you got your great childhood.
I'd love to see an updated version of this documentary. During this crisis I had four young children and was a stay at home mom. My husband had a job making 105k a year. We were fine during that crisis. I'm now disabled with two children in college and two in high school. My husband works a full time job and a second part time job. Our children qualify for healthcare, but my husband and I do not. I am having a horrible time getting treatment for my medical issues so I can get back to work. My husband is beyond exhausted. We utilize a local food bank. We cannot afford to help our oldest two with college and so they are both struggling now, too. All we can do is offer them a place to stay. Fortunately we bought our house when mortgage rates were low, before I got sick.
37 hours a week equating only $900 a month is heartbreaking. Especially for a mother 😢
I spent my youth like this. Working. Working. Working. My kids are adults now and they say they don't know me outside of me working to pay for our lives. It hurts. It's a hard life.
Have you invested in yourself? Not by paying for college, but by taking the time to learn a new skill or get a certification? Corporations have no duty to keep a job for you. YOU have to adjust, learn and keep stacking skills so you can move up. It doesn't happen overnight, but over a 10 year period, you should be able to gain a skill that pays more than just the bills.
I've been working since I was 13.
@ericfromshuckabuck college and tech schools aren't cheap.
@ershuticfromshuckabuck
I can relate ❤
I chose to not have children and I struggled. I cannot imagine how difficult it would be for parents. Or worse; single parents.
I’m struggling too and no kids!! In my early 20’s I used to rent my own apt and now (35) living in a tiny room.
Exactly it’s hard for people who don’t have kids. I don’t have kids and it’s tough and not easy
WIC and child support can feed the family.
Then you're spending needs serious reviewing
Some cities are extremely expensive to get a apartment in. I know some people who have worked two good paying jobs to rent a small apartment in Houston Texas. They finally burnt out and moved to the Ozarks in Missouri. I don’t even like driving past any big cities let alone living in them lol
We feel you, understand you and are here for you 💗💗💗 sending love and hugs 🫂 for anybody who relates.
Much respect to that first girl. Strong women.
There aren’t even any incentives and “paid” benefits anymore. You generally pay for your own benefits. Survival shouldn’t be the incentive, thriving should. We live in a sick place.
You made a real good point , these fast food places use to give free meals which was a great incentive and helped feed families and made working at these large corporations kind of great in a way you got free food , they should bring that back least they can do , I remember growing up and going to a friends house his dad worked at a local Wendy’s and brought home chicken tenders 25 years ago and I thought that was the koolest thing ever we pigged out in those tenders it made our night some nights
Greed greed greed
I've talked to some very wealthy people and it's always the same. They hire accountants who are looking for (and find) every possible tax break and these very wealthy just want more, more, and more.
The problem with what you're saying is you're putting the responsibility for a person thriving outside of that person. It's our responsibility to thrive, and to do so requires self reliance, not a society infrastructure. This ain't to say society isn't destructive and evil in its current state, but it is to say you're unhappiness at the root is this idea you have that it's society's responsibility. you've subconsciously committed to perpetuating that society's modus operandi by relying on it, thus you're ironically perpetuating the very evil you complain about. What I'm driving at here is we need relative health, food, shelter and friends. That's all happiness and thriving requires, everything else is an illusion including any roadblocks you see preventing you from food, shelter and friends. Nothing stops you or anyone from going off establishing a homestead or being nomadic herders with a group of like minded companions and starting your own society. Your unhappiness lies in the fact you cannot create an adhoc connection to some existing perfect society which will deliver an appropriate allotment of happiness to your doorstep on a monthly basis. People like you need to understand that your pursuit of some utopian society that has systemically conquered poverty and is equally beneficial to all is what ends up removing freedoms and enslaves us. Stop focusing outside yourself, focus on you, fix that and then work your way out and pull others into your orbit. Stop trying to find some pre-existing social construct to identify with, make your own
@@GhostradamusXgee, thanks for that profound insight. happy 1st birthday and welcome to this world....I assume that's how old you are given your obvious, and equally ignorant, comment
The most significant change I made was leaving South Georgia, where I was born and raised, after working for 7 years in a warehouse, earning only $17k annually with minimal raises. The living costs were too high, and the healthcare was subpar. I decided to pursue my dream of working in information technology. After almost a year of daily job applications, facing unprofessional employers and ghosting, and recruiters making false promises, I finally landed a job out of state in the Midwest. I'm grateful for the opportunity to improve my life, now making $41k instead of $17k.
I'm happy for you! This is only the beginning!!
Keep trying 💪 for the better life
So… no one wants to take care of the bosses and managers that like to “keep you in your place” or belittle you in front of other employees? Many like us have missed out on child rearing or exploring a new hobby that makes life worth living. Im not grateful for working as a slave. We need to be more proactive. I love seeing people get more, but you’re worth more than $41k. You just don’t see it.
this is the kind of content i came to the comment section for, you were in a bad position but you worked hard to get out of it, congratulations, if you want to build security and make future job searches a chance to move up further heres the best advice ive ever gotten, i strongly suggest getting linkedin and connecting with everyone you meet professionally, its like playing adult pokemon (gotta catch em all) but the more you build your network in your specialty (like IT) the more visible you are to recruiters (because your friends likely know the recruiters), that way if you ever decide you want to move or get fired/layed off or even want to move up with experience you just switch your settings to be looking for work visible to recruiters, once you build your network big enough you can practice your profession almost anywhere in the country and job hunting is much easier, another lifehack about job interviews i wish i was told as a teenager, dont go in there thinking "i hope i get it" go in there thinking "they would miss out so much not hiring me i have so much to offer them" it gives you more confidence on the surface,
Same here. I was in Hvac making 10.50 an hour in southeast ga. Moved to Tn and made about 80k a year doing the same thing but had to work day/night. Now i have my own business and make around 75-85k but I have wayyy more time with the family. Unfortunately inflation is high so we’re leaving the states sooner rather than later!
America is currently plagued by the hydra-headed evil duo of inflation and recession. The worst part about this recession is that consumers are racking up credit card debt. In April alone, credit card debt went up 20% while rates have doubled in a year. Inflation is so high that consumers are literally taking debt for basic life necessities. Collapse has indeed begun..
Collapse is generous 1st time in our history with a full generation that wasn't taught financial literacy, civics, Google fixes their problems if their parents don't do it for them. Reckoning for participation trophies is incoming.
Asking for advice or assistance from a consultant or investment coach is the best line of action if you lack market understanding. Even though it sounds cliche or apparent, talking to a consultant has helped me stay afloat in the market and increase my portfolio to roughly 65% since January 2023. That, in my opinion, is now the most successful strategy for entering the market.
Would you mind recommending a specialist with a variety of investment options? This is extremely rare, and I eagerly await your response.
Certainly, there are a handful of experts in the field. I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’Colleen Rose Mccaffery” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive.She’s quite known in her field, look-her up.
Thanks a lot for this suggestion. I needed this myself, I looked her up, and I have sent her an email. I hope she gets back to me soon.
I‘m 24, living in Austria, with full health care, and I have over 14k on my bank account. I can fully focus on my graduate studies as I inherited an apartment from my parents. It‘s so crazy and unfair. Me and Germania are almost the same age, but my life is so much easier compared to hers. I can see my immense privilege now. I‘m glad I was born in a more socially aware country like Austria. The American Dream is a lie, it means nothing, because most Americans will probably never experience it. That‘s a shame. You guys need and deserve a better socio-economic system, universal health care, affordable housing, free education, paid sick-leave, social safety net. Germania, I wish you all the best. You‘re a hard-working and highly skilled person who deserves more recognition and respect for her contributions. The working-class is the backbone of every society.
I hope everyone in this documentary gets blessed 10 times fold❤❤
Yes. For those who work may they be rewarded 😢
Sad that man still showing his patriotism and saying he would die for American, even though America doesn't care if he lives or not !!
He's actually dying for his country, now, BECAUSE of his country. My prayers are for him, his wife and child to LIVE again...
Biden and Co are doing more for those Illegal Aliens / Ukraine and Israel though :p
Often times those for are abused are still faithful to their abusers. They still cling even when abandoned. Trauma is difficult for many people to understand because they’ve never experienced it.
@@kld70 I am in no way downing that gentleman, I am an Irish Republican from N.Ireland so patriotism comes first, but given the US was itself a British colony I also believe when Ireland gets its own freedom we should be willing to stand up to our own leaders should they themselves try to become our masters.
I don't get that sentiment, either.
Having a child outside of marriage drastically increases the poverty rate. If I remember correctly, 98% of people that a child before marriage experience poverty at some point.
Marriage never solved poverty but added to it so what's point are you making here???
Get off your moral high horse. Children are expensive regardless of marital status.
Rent prices are insane😮 most people live paycheck to paycheck one step away of been homeless 😮
The people who suffer the most in this country are the good hearted honest souls who work for a living.
Those are the easiest to exploit.
So during the pandemic, I worked as a retail assistant manager for 11.50 an hour. They gave us a$2 raise at first, then 6 months in they took it away. Then the started making crazy demands, like working and closing alone, no pay for overtime, open availability, extra responsibility. So I quit, and 5 people followed me out. Now starting pay is $14 an hour. Still too low.
The real Americans.
47:52 😂
God gives his strongest soldiers the hardest tasks.
This woman is a champion. I hope her efforts are recognized. She deserves more then the “American dream”.
Definatly deserves a raise and a promotion
😅 the american dream is the best Campaign marketing in decade. Keep makes American blood proudly 😅 Wake up !! You are victim of slavery.
Somebody’s gonna notice her plight and give her a promotion
@@mistertexaz yups👍,Life is never flat
I am blessed to make $150,000 a year, but I never ever look down on workers like Germania. I started off like that too, my parents were farm workers. Luckily for me I did not grow up in this economy, it’s brutal. I don’t know how the younger generation will ever get ahead. This is the reason why we have a homeless issue.
I can really relate to Germania. My mom had three jobs when we were teens. I don’t know how she did it. But, this is why I have so much appreciation for service workers. I tip well, treat them well, and I will never forget where I cane from. Now, I’m able to have a great job and help those in need. ❤
The thing is that they shouldn´t be paid with tips, but with a decent salary, and they would not need charity or tips ever.
55k is working poverty (-33% taxes) . Too many people don’t make that much
I have no sympathy for people who make poor life choices. If you’re poor, why are you having kids?
@@jamrockingston Because you cannot just get rid of kids.
@@jamrockingston Because they´re humans, and they have instincts, like everyone else. Why are you saying such a nosense thing? How do you know anyway if they were in that situation before having kids?
Having conversations with homeless folk in my area really put it in perspective for me. A lot of us are one paycheck away from homelessness
Live way below your means and save. And stop procreation. It's the only way
Amen to that. Many of us
I used to be a very political person and while i have been poor most of my life i failed to recognize the fragility of this just getting by way that most of us live. I dont think its reasonable to condemn people to meaningless childless existances just so they can "get ahead" one paycheck away is almost optimistic. If the right things go wrong in the worst order you will be homeless regaurdless of the pay period
Same in UK.
@@jonathanp89i actually think usa is worse off then uk now i think we are actually doing better......
The main problem is rising health care costs and housing. Even non min wage jobs are having trouble keeping up.
"You can keep smacking a rock until you turn it into dust, but once it's in dust you're not gonna beat it any smaller. But they're gonna try." The reality of every billion dollar or multi billion dollar company making billions per year.
Insurance is through the roof, fuel costs, taxes, electricity, water, groceries, on and on. I work 55 hours a week and almost 50 years old and I’m ready to throw in the towel. I see my parents generation out playing golf and going to breakfast getting pensions while we still pay social security that we will never get back.
Same in germany. Called generationenvertrag, contract of the generations. The workers now pay the retierement check of now retiered elders. But who will pay my retierement Check? 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 Generation Z 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why do you vote left? They are all about generational welfare, stealing from others for equality of outcome, and making the rich far richer. The left hates the middle class. Look at how all the leftist politicians have an army of peasants.
This is your country when it’s governed by the Talmud.
Yep. I've seen my auto and homeowners insurance skyrocket in the last 2 years, although zero claims have been filed. It's ridiculous how the rich keep getting richer and the poor keep getting poorer..
Rubbish. And it's yr greedy pricks in government that have let big business rule and not the people. It can be changed, but you have to get honest ppl in yr govt. Hasn't happened since bush senior.
Ms. Germania is the prime example of an honest hardworking human - a person who is being deliberately victimized by am unethical but legal system in our society. May God bless her and all who give all their strength to stand on their own two feet.
She's literally just like any other single mom, loves being a victim 🙄 and having no accountability for where she is in her own life.
@@painandpleasure8704I've been on the internet since 1995 and I've never until this point heard a more incel comment.
@@theseph28 good for you?
@@painandpleasure8704 I haven't watched the video for long, but what I can see, she is definitely not trying to act victim. From what I see, she is doing all that she possibly can to not be victim and rise up in the ranks.
@@jyripeltola5904 shes paying for her mistakes though, 25 and 2 kids? maybe 3 idk. Her mother in law is babysitting which is a huge help but they want to keep the illusion that they are ok. Kids should be learning something not just watch tv since education starts at home, 4 hours a day with kids? why not learn something too because if they ever want to move up then a lot of sacrifices need to be made. and before you judge me, i come from immigrant where life was 5 to 10 dollars a week, my single mom of 2 kids came to the USA and worked minimum wage when it was 3.50 an hour, she open her small business of selling fruits and us kids helped and thats how we learned about money. now we own hour home
$15 an hr isn’t enough for someone to live on their own anymore. Not by a long shot…AND to make matters worse the govt has the audacity to say $15/hr is too much for a single adult to qualify for medicaid, so many workers aren’t only underpaid but also don’t have health insurance. My son is dealing with this now. It’s seriously tragic. The American dream is a facade of GIGANTIC proportions.
Bless the families in these situations and help them keep it together for their kid's sake.
The look of exhaustion on Germania’s face as she walks home after a long shift is heart breaking to see. You can feel the love she has for her children and how she has to work hard for them. I hope our government helps the right people in our country and do the right thing.
And dads need to step up when they help create babies. And not walk away. Shameful !
She voted democratic too. I don't feel sorry for them
I know many republicans that are dirt poor so nobody is immune@@thewindowcleaner5365
@cjhoward409 Germania is the idiot who left her babies daddy back in their home state and selfishly moved to a place with no preexisting support system due to her uncontrolled selfish nature. She needs to give those kids back.
Stop relying on the government to solve all your problems.
The most powerful moment of this was when they asked the man “Are you proud to be an American” and he said yes emphatically but couldn’t think of a reason why.
Much respect for the women and her 3 kids. She is the true definition of strong women ! I remember a time when we were proud to be an an American. It is getting harder and harder everyday
Germania is honestly one of the most beautiful people inside and out. I really wish for her to win the lottery. And never have to work again. She is honestly one of the awesome people i've ever seen in my life on KZhead.
I hope for the exact opposite!
what do you get from lying? i really hope you are just as beautiful as she is :)
I work 112 hours a week 2 full time jobs overtime at each and am barely holding a roof over my head society is completely broken we need to band together and demand changes this is unacceptable 😢
How much are you paying for rent?
So your telling me that you work 112 hours a week and there's only 120 hours in a 5 day week so you sleep about 1 to 2 hours a day. I don't think I believe you no person can live on that type of sleep. If you do that's crazy and I feel for you but I my self don't no anyone that could still be able to function on that little sleep a day. You must be a robot
@@robnixon1834 yeah because someone who works 112 hours a week takes the weekend off. Do you not understand how much of a struggle it must be? There's 168 hours a week.
$3000 a month for a 1 bedroom condo plus Hydro $350 a month plus parking $800 a month for 2 vehicles
I sleep exactly 2 hours a day I am a complete insomniac but I do nap on both lunch breaks and once a month I take 2 days off if I can why would I lie about having to work 2 jobs that's just stupidity
This girl is a work horse and obviously loves her kids. However, I think one of the biggest problems in this country is people having children that they can't afford.
Exactly!!! And they don't stop
This broke my heart. This is messed up.
Pretty brutal to watch, not gonna lie.
This should be required watching in grade school. Kids are not shown the reality of the world that is waiting for them.
@@Gobbldeegoo1💯
It's only going to get worst from here on
Truth
This system is brutal. Chews us up and spits us out.
There are millions of people like her. She is truly a warrior. She is surviving America. That's all anyone can do.
I was the working poor throughout my 20s and early 30s. I joined the army at 18, completed one tour, earned my bachelors degree and made $25,000 per year. I had to work a part time job making an extra 10,000 per year. I realized I needed to continue my education if I wanted to be self sufficient on one income and live comfortably with one job. I went to graduate school part time while working two jobs. I always knew I wouldn’t have children until I was able to he financially stable. Today, I am part of the middle class working American but am able to live comfortably. You have to find a career that will allow you to be self sufficient through college or tech school and just commit to completing the program. That is the only way out.
I am sending her blessings right now. She will prosper!
Corporate greed and wealth inequality will be the fall of this country.
Europe is just as bad if not worse
We already fell.
@@Decision333 okay?
@@Decision333 Is it?
@@Christopher-li9kt • l was about to type the same thing! There are too many people struggling, and corporate greed has the basic needs for life out of reach for hard working people. Food, clothing, and shelter is what breaks them.
I’m 37 and I honestly feel like it’s been like this for a very very long time . I think now people are just reaching their breaking points but I remember when I was 20 not being able to afford rent and being angry like why is everything so expensive and it seemed like everyone around me was just like whatever . I have always seen what was really going on. Especially the “gentrifications” of poor neighborhoods and sky high rents, debt trap colleges, food, utilities nonstop bills & insurance for literllay “EVERYTHING” it’s all a scam
Not to mention laws that make it mandatory to have all that insurance. Damn.
I totally agree with you!! It’s all a scam!!
Everything in America is a racket! Just like the New York mafia!
Exactly. None of these issues are new. And there are no laws going forward to make life any better or any easier for everyday Americans. The only ones that pass are tax breaks for people that don't need it.
@@nca4794 for real.
The key is to nail your interview....you can get any job if you present yourself with confidence. I had no experience in finance but nailed my first interview and now I work in corporate finance for a major bank going on 10 years now
Sometimes that works and sometimes that doesn’t I got my job similar to your thinking but that’s not true for everyone we’re just lucky I guess
You DID it Germainia!!! Amber, take heart, you will be home soon ❤
Germania: “ I can’t wait to get in the bus so I can close my eyes “ 😢😭
Kudos for letting the working class people tell their stories and not having a bias agenda. I hope more people see this documentary and maybe gain understanding - Not everyone that’s homeless or poor is a drug addict.
So being a drug addict makes them less of a person?
@@MattMiller-fe4yghave an awesome Monday! 😊
@@MW97058yo, I'm curious too. No need to dance and dodge like we’re afraid of our own statements, right? 😅
@MW97058 ah you one of THOSE people. May you never experience addiction or anyone you love experience it...then again that's the only way you'll understand.
@@swishasnkush1573 sad how my comment was misunderstood. The only point I was trying to make was that people like to throw the homeless population into a metaphoric box and label them as also being a drug addict. I've been homeless twice. Why is everyone these days so quick to jump onto comments with raw anger instead of the hope of better understanding?
I have so much respect for her. She deserves so much more. Her will is nothing short of what all mothers do for their children.
I admire individuals who consistently show up and work hard every day, regardless of whatever decent job they had!
I run a restaurant in Maryland and I would love to employ Germania. We are paying $17-$20 here so she does not have to work as much hours. I love her fighting spirits.
Try to find her… another commenter said they thought they had, and are looking for others to join in helping her
I live in Maryland and I’m similar situations how do I apply?
She's negative.
What's the average rent in Maryland around your restaurant? Can someone pay rent, keep a car running, and see a dr at the same time working for 17-20 where your restaurant is? It took me moving to NH and earning at least 20 to cover bills and have any kind of emergency savings. Now the rent is getting so high here i may have to move on if i ever want to buy a place and build equity.
I am the chef of a restaurant in CT, if Germania sees this, I would love to hire her. We pay on avg $20 for cooks.
I lived as a student in the USA 20 years ago, and I am surprised the salaries have not increased significantly since then. I am Polish, and the average salary in Poland since 2003 has tripled, the minimum wage increased by 525%. I know it is still much below the US, but you get free public health care, public schools (universities too), 26 days of paid holiday, and 80% of your regular salary on sick leave, you get retirement, health pension, social apartments, and despite that the economy is still growing. I am not a socialist, but I think that some level of social protection for the regular people has a positive impact on the economy. Having that said, I produce furniture, employ 150 people, and I am still able to compete with Chinese manufacturers.
Wow
Salaries did increase in a past 20 years, what are you talking about? Before minimum wage was like $6, now it’s at least $15 (in this State anyway).
Did you live in Massachusetts?
@@TheTravis9227 I noticed at the end that this documentary was filmed in 2014. I thought it was newer.
@@Stakan79 The federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour. Also he said a increase of over %500 that is huge.
Many of the biggest and most profitable companies in the US pay their employees so little that they qualify for state assistance. That's shameful! State assistance should be for unemployed people only.
I must say I am very impressed by this girl keeps it together under extreme pressure
Amazing mental strength, I hope this film helped her get a deposit.
The fact that any company like McD’s or Dunkin’ only pays $8/hr in 2024 tells you all you need to know about how greedy they are. The cost of fast food has skyrocketed, yet employees are still paid like it’s the early 2000s. 🙄 No wonder the ‘fight for $15’ movement has taken off over the years. $15/hr really IS the new $7/hr.
This video was made several years ago back when $8/hr was more common
At about 19:04, the video shows it’s around April 2016. I was confused too when the narrator mentions the recession - she’s referencing the 2007/8 recession. Nonetheless, the video remains true in 2024
Walmart workers get > $11/hr now. Isn't the real problem that government is printing money without restraint causing epic levels of inflation?
You're practically working for free at 8 dollars an hour. It's sad to say you need 40 dollars an hour or more to have a somewhat comfortable life.
@@josephl6727 So what is your solution? Pay people more then the business ceases to exist or it moves away? The problem is much deeper than economics. Poor people always blame others yet they consistently vote for the very people who create these problem -- liberals. Leftist liberals destroy the middle class because they want a permanent underclass.