welfare vs wages

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Simon Rojas, who earns $8.07 an hour working at a McDonald’s in South Central Los Angeles, said he would join Thursday’s one-day strike.

“It’s very difficult to live off $8.07 an hour,” said Mr. Rojas, 23, noting that he is often assigned just 20 or 25 hours of work a week. “I have to live with my parents. I would like to be able to afford a car and an apartment.”

Mr. Rojas said he had studied for a pharmacy technician’s certificate, but he had been unable to save the $100 needed to apply for a license.

Hey Simon, if you took a 2nd job at say Wendy's and worked just 2 and a half days you'd have the $100 bucks. But go ahead and join the strike, see how that works out for you.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/bu...00-cities.html