2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why I cannot support Hillary Clinton [View all]taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)You shouldn't ever let who is president determine your future or your happiness. No president will be able to raise the minimum above what your are making now, college tuition will not go down, and single payer isn't going to happen for a long time no matter who is president.
According to your post, "I cannot get a better job because I lack any professional skills." Maybe go try to get some professional skills? "I cannot afford to send myself back to school to gain any skills". I have baristas that barely make more than you working at my coffee shop that somehow manage to have the time and money to go to school and live on their own. Do they have student loans?... yeah... but at least they are in school. Everyone who has graduated has gone on to a better, full-time job than a barista. If you don't want to go to school, there are jobs that pay more than $11.66/hr that you can work into. Hell, many of my baristas are making $14/$15 hr after tips. At least two got jobs purely because of effort on their part.
Tough advice, I know... but I really hope you make a better life for yourself and not have the mentality that you need a particular president to accomplish that.
I'm available for advice if you'd like to pm me.