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[...] (T)he estimated living wage for a single adult with one child in New York County (Manhattan) is $43.18 [...]

So you can 'live' below this if for example:

- You work more than 40hr/week, have a second job

- Have no children

- Commute long distance

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Or

- Spend less on stuff than they assumed is necessary in a hand-wavy calculation

Yeah like healthcare, emergency funds, basic entertainment, education, food that isn't going to ruin your body, the ability to take medical leave / time off so you don't burn yourself out.

You know.. the hand-wavy stuff.

The stuff isn’t hand-wavy, the number of “this is a living wage” is

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