Jay Wilson 30 Days on Minimum Wage

Question 4: How likely would you have been to just walk away from the landlord who helped Alex and Morgan without paying the entire sum you owed him?

I would have definitely walked away from the landlord without paying him the whole sum that I owed. I know that it is kind of morally wrong, but what that landlord was doing is also morally wrong. He most likely does not live in that neighborhood because it was pretty rough, and he doesn’t treat his rooms with care. He does the bare minimum to keep the place alive in running, but the rooms are gross and the appliances are old and cheap. If I was not able to afford the rent at the end of the month, I would take all of my stuff out of the apartment and just leave without consulting him or paying him. The real world is about survival and doing what is best for your family. Paying a man who is trying to take advantage of his customers is not beneficial for you or your family.

Question 8: Define who the "working poor" are.

The working poor are people that spend at least 27 weeks looking for or in a job, but still make less than the poverty line. These are the people that are always looking for a job and work harder than most Americans above the poverty line, but still fail to make enough to support a family or even themselves. In 2013, 7% of American workers were classified as the working poor. This is a massive amount of our workforce that can’t support themselves despite working just as hard, if not harder, than Americans that make double or triple that they do.