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Hate of Church and State: Can you live on $9 an hour? Play the game to find out

ignatius-m:

christinadavidson:

Most Americans know the facts about low-wage work, but many have been lucky enough to avoid actually having to live on $8 or $9 an hour.

A computer game called Spent gives you the opportunity to see what it would be like to walk in a poor person’s shoes.

The game, by an advertising firm called McKinney and Urban Ministries of Durham, N.C., starts with a choice: Would you like to be a server, a warehouse worker or a temp?
I have to admit, this is pretty cool. Thoughts from my conservative and liberal friends? My first thought is “Why do you have a pet in the first place if you only make $9 per hour?”

Reblogged 7 months ago from anticapitalist

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Tags: poverty, recession, economy, life, wealth, game, gaming, computer game, work, unemployment, jobs, health, labor,
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  $100 left. Rent due tomorrow. I HAVE NO JOB.
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  granted, i had loans in college to help out a little, but i was also working 30 hours a week (on top of being a...
20. dayofthebaphomets reblogged this from moi-seul and added:
  
  Oh god, this is too depressing. Like I seriously cant even play it. I should send this to my boss.
21. moi-seul reblogged this from myadolescenceispersonified and added:
  
  Wow. So eye-opening.
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  the way through with 44 dollars
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  unfortunately, this is how I live my life.
31. mysweetcharade reblogged this from sweetupndown9 and added:
  
  This was really interesting- definitely check it out for yourself!
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  If you have $174 at the end of the month, you don’t scrape it out. Rent is typically due on the 1st of every month…. so...
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  I could barely scrape it out. I had $174 at the end of the month. I would be terrified of living that way.
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  Speaking as someone who lives disgustingly below...can say this is very accurate.
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