Again with the "living wage" thing... These jobs were never meant to pay enough for someone to live off of. They were meant to be a stepping stone to better education or position in a company. I am confident when I say that myself, along many of your fellow Alaskans have worked two or even 3 jobs at a time to make ends meet at one time in our lives. That's just what you have to do when you are young in order to live in Alaska, whether you are working on a college degree, starting a young family, or just buying and furnishing your first house.