With all the media attention, we may find out more. A single parent with five kids, student loan payments and the exorbitant cost of health insurance, I'm not sure he has to be dining on rib eye steak and tasting the finest of wines before feeling the pinch. Let alone if, with all the hubub, he gets fired. Say they don't have cable, a car, or smartphones for the kids: how would you feel then about the strike he's in for a $15/hr wage?
In my initial comment I said I assumed 2 children and that he should be able to make it unless he has 5 kids. Turns out he has 5 kids. I won't comment on being a single parent with 5 children because I don't know the circumstances. however, there could have been poor decisions that led to his current situation.
His degrees are law and business, which are two of the most difficult degrees for finding a job in those fields. I don't want to say that he shouldn't have gotten those degrees, because without the first degree, he may not have been able to come to America.
His oldest son may be ready to bear some of the family responsibility. It's almost summer, so if he can find an $8/hr summer job working 30 hours a week, it may not be fair, but he can help the family out.
I said before that medical costs are an entirely different issue, but I'll tell you that in ten words or less, my personal opinion is: healthcare should not be private sector.
I do think that he should be paid more. I've never tried to argue that. Even if he wasn't using food stamps, he should be paid more. If he were in my state of Alaska, any work that is done for the State by a Contractor has to meet Davis-Bacon wages. He would be considered group 1 and his rate would be $29.25 with $22.15 worth of fringe benefits.
With all the media attention, we may find out more. A single parent with five kids, student loan payments and the exorbitant cost of health insurance, I'm not sure he has to be dining on rib eye steak and tasting the finest of wines before feeling the pinch. Let alone if, with all the hubub, he gets fired. Say they don't have cable, a car, or smartphones for the kids: how would you feel then about the strike he's in for a $15/hr wage?
thanks for the links with more information.
In my initial comment I said I assumed 2 children and that he should be able to make it unless he has 5 kids. Turns out he has 5 kids. I won't comment on being a single parent with 5 children because I don't know the circumstances. however, there could have been poor decisions that led to his current situation.
His degrees are law and business, which are two of the most difficult degrees for finding a job in those fields. I don't want to say that he shouldn't have gotten those degrees, because without the first degree, he may not have been able to come to America.
His oldest son may be ready to bear some of the family responsibility. It's almost summer, so if he can find an $8/hr summer job working 30 hours a week, it may not be fair, but he can help the family out.
I said before that medical costs are an entirely different issue, but I'll tell you that in ten words or less, my personal opinion is: healthcare should not be private sector.
I do think that he should be paid more. I've never tried to argue that. Even if he wasn't using food stamps, he should be paid more. If he were in my state of Alaska, any work that is done for the State by a Contractor has to meet Davis-Bacon wages. He would be considered group 1 and his rate would be $29.25 with $22.15 worth of fringe benefits.