Maybe my problem is this article wasn't written for me. I read it and I think: Of course a contract worker is going to make as little as a company can get away with paying them! All the company cares about is their earnings and the workers replacement cost! Why would they care one iota about an employees life situation if said situation has no bearing on their job performance?

Then again some would label me a cynic of the highest order, who at the same time believes adamantly that everyone is entitled to a minimum standard of living much higher than that afforded by the current minimum wage. And this minimum standard should be entirely independent of ones skill sets, life circumstances, or adherence to traditional "Christian" values.