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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny, who is very experienced, native english speaker, and wonderful, nets $700 a week and she and her husband (who works at Home Depot) own a nice townhouse in Germantown where they raise 4 of their grandchildren. I am not saying its not tight, but she manages fine. When I gave her a bonus, she was fvery proud to tell me that she gave half of it as a donation at her church where she was able to sponsor a child.

My husband's first job as an analyst in the financial sector post college paid $30K and I am a lwyer and the state sttorney's office in Miami paid $36K upon graduation from law school and thoise jobs are HIGHLY competitive.

If someone is willing to work for $15 hr in any industry, why is it 1) indicative of the quality of their work or competence or 2) reason to insult the employer by saying they shouldnt have them work at all?[/quote]
If I offered you your dream job, but for only $15/hr, would you take it? (I'm certain you'd perform just as well as you do now, right?) Your friends wouldn't think any less of you, would they?

Sure, you'd have to tighten your belt a bit, but what's wrong with that? You could show your children how to live frugally and still be able to support the less fortunate people.[/quote]

I cant tell if this is an attempt at sarcasm or not, but yes, if you offered me my dream job and it paid $15 an hour, I would take it. Just like actors act their little hearts out for next to nothing on off-off-off Broadway shows, lawyers make $42K a year as public defenders bc its their passion, chefs work 2 jobs making far less than $40K a yr to follow their dreams, and teachers start at $35K to form the minds of little people.

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