So I've recently dealt with a group interview between my flatmate, Australian unemployment systems, and a potential employer.
Unemployment wanted my flatmate working for this employer for minimum wage(21.38). Assuming a 40 hr week this wouldn't cover his rent, food, his share of utilities, etc when unemployment does.
He had argued this with previous potential employers and the AU unemployment systems in a previous meeting. Their reply: “live somewhere cheaper.”
This time round I show up along side him as a “support person.” I break down the fact that he's paying 30 AUD per week LESS than what market rent is for the region, and “living somewhere cheaper” entails fucking off about 500km in any direction.
Fuck this capitalist hellscape of a world, and that's coming from the kind of bastard who played the investment game, “won” and can “live comfortably” within it.