It's evident that the majority of threads in this subreddit are USA-based cases in which the employers are greedy bastards whose intent is to exploit their everyday workers to the absolute extreme, while providing low wages. However, the hardship of everyday life is applicable to everyone, especially to developing countries where we don't enjoy the same standard of living as in the United States.
Currently making $1100/month after taxes, which is at round $6.87/h. This is a bit over the average salary in my country (Eastern Europe), while inflation is rampant at around 25%. After paying rent, food, gas, electricity and water, phone and other utilities, I'm left with less than $100 till the end of the month. I can't treat myself to anything nice without considering that it can be devastating to my finances.
Last week my employer offered me an increase to my annual salary by a whopping 0.16%, which is the equivalent between buying 1 Starbucks a month or not. After expressing an opinion that this is an outrage and humiliating, their response was that I'd have to be grateful, because they could just replace me with someone from India that will agree to work the same job for twice as little (as my job allows me to work from home).
Honestly, I don't know how long I can keep this up. I'm already struggling with paying my loan, which was taken so I can treat a serious health related issue. I don't know how I can give a decent start for a new human being while I'm being financially pushed against the wall.
Considering how inflation is rampant in Europe and how the standard of living is deteriorating it's no wonder that far-right or leftist movements are on the rise, as people in my country especially are feeling vulnerable and susceptible to poverty.
With all that said, my best perspective to create a family without the necessity of a loan, is to emigrate from this shithole in an attempt to live better.