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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find minimum wage far more reprehensible than the AP program, where the AP's housing, food, car, and cell are paid for.  
Take a person making $10/hour ($3 above min wage) or about $1300/month.  They pay:
$500 for a cheap crappy studio or room.  
$100/mo for utilities
$200/mo for car insurance and gas (or more likely public transit), 
$100 for cell phone, 
$100+ for groceries
$200/mo for mandatory health insurance

A $10/hr worker has $100/month left after bills.
An AP has her full stipend of $850/month to spend on discretionary items, including travel and entertainment.
This is not a "reprehensible" gig, even at 40-45 hrs/week.[/quote]

So you could replace her with a native-born American?

No. You couldn't. However you do the math to help yourself sleep at night, the market tells us these girls are taken advantage of.

I'm a HM but I recognize the program is really very exploitive. [/quote]

I'm curious about how you can continue to participate in an exploitive program and keep a clear conscious? Seems pretty hypocritical. [/quote]

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