It’s time for Albany to supersize wages
ARISLEYDA TAPIA
When I first came to this country more than a decade ago from the Dominican Republic, I dreamed about all the success a hard-working woman like me could have. I never dreamed that that I’d be doomed to a life of poverty, or that my five-year-old daughter, Ashley, might be, too.
Here’s the reality of my life: I’ve worked at McDonald’s for the last 7 years without a raise. I still only make the state’s $8-an-hour minimum wage, and I struggle to support my family on less than $10,000 a year.
My day-to-day life is made up of impossible choices. I hate that I’m behind on my bills every month, but the reality is that I can pay the landlord or the babysitter, not both. I honestly feel like a hamster on a wheel. I’m scrambling just to keep a roof over my family’s head.
I work all the hours I can get. But it’s never enough.
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