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[Andrew Vida]

Larry Brown wrote:
> For $10 an hour in Northern Jersey...

	Just what I was thinking.  You can't even find a crap-hole apartment in 
Jersey City that could be afforded at that money.  Lessee... $1600/month 
- at least $450 in taxes... I don't think you even live in NJ for 
$1150/month.  I lived in a very marginal place in JC two years ago and 
it cost $1200/month.  Go to Hoboken and you cannot get a place for less 
than $2200.

	I'm wondering just how much crack cocaine and/or methamphetamine the 
prospective employers are consuming on an hourly basis to come to the 
belief that $10/hr. is even a livable wage, much less a reasonable one.

> I hope they have a nice box out back to live in also or that it includes 
> a rapid chance for advancement of pay.
> I live in Staten Island NY and the rents here are so high that this 
> blacksmith would have to have two full time jobs to have a place to 
> live. I'm sure they will get a recent immigrant who can live in an 
> apartment with ten others for the job.

	I'm sure that is what they are looking for.

> Maybe an independently wealthy blacksmith will come to their rescue

	How many independently welathy smiths do you know?  Anyone smart enough 
to be that well off isn't likely to be stupid enough to bite on this, 
unless they have some weird masochist thing going on. :)

> If I'm making $10 an hour it means I messed up the estimate and I'm 
> taking a loss on the job (Learning experience)

	That's what I keep telling people.  I'm sure the prospective employer 
has no expectation of $10/hour margins.