Comment Re:good high wage jobs (Score 1) 435
Funny how Walmart offered suggestions on budgeting recently that excluded the cost of heating (don't remember if transportation was on there or not,
You don't remember because you have no idea what the fuck you're talking about. That was McDonalds. The Furor over Wal*Mart is that part of their employee orientation includes information on how to apply for government assistance, which is going to be necessary because they don't pay you enough to live on.
This is just another reason why the minimum wage should be a living wage. I don't believe in coddling commuters, I believe in encouraging people to live near work, so I believe it should be based on the cost of living where the job is actually located. There are lots of good arguments supporting this, not least the various costs of commuting.
We are well overdue for arcologies. Surely there are many people who would prefer to live in such an arrangement?