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Originally Posted by Cuervo
Let's do a little math $13 X 8Hrs. = $104.
Assuming the person works 5 days a week that comes out to $520.
Let's all assume since in today's world $520 a week is not a living wage, the person deiced not to take a vacation.
So, a person working for $13 an hour working 52 weeks a year will earn $27,040.
That is not a living wage that is why I always leave a tip.
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Tipped employees in the Villages area don't work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. They usually work 4-6 hours a day, 3-4 days a week. They're not trying to make a living wage off that one job. They might have a few jobs, or a second job, or maybe their waiter job IS their second job. Or they might be supplementing their spouse's income, or they have social security checks, and want to keep working but need to work only part time because if they earn too much at their job, their social security checks get cut off. Some of them are students who -cannot- work a full time job because it would interfere with their studies.
Meanwhile, Florida minimum wage is $14/hour, not $13/hour.
Meanwhile, my household annual income is under $60k for two people, including a pension and two social security checks, and we do just fine here.