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sanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 14 天前

Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore

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Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 14 天前
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  • boaratio@lemmy.world
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    13 天前

    Minimum wage isn’t $15 an hour.

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      Minimum Wage isn’t even livable!

      Uses DOUBLE the minimum wage and it STILL isn’t livable

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      13 天前

      Rent isn’t $1200/mo either.

      All of these numbers are years out of date

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        13 天前

        When I graduated college in 2004 I rented a 1 bedroom shit box for $1200. I can’t imagine how bad it is for renters today. Also, fuck “land lords.”

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        13 天前

        It is in some parts of the country, to be fair. But the minority for sure.

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      It’s higher than $15 in most places

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        Literally five seconds to find. Now count how many places are over 15.

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          god look at florida. NU UHHH $15 minimim wage is socialism… we’re gonna set it to $14

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        Only five states have minimum wage above 15. Only 8 total are at 15 or higher. According to this: https://wagebystate.com/minimum-wage/

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          And most major metro areas have their own minimum wage separate from the state.

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            Jesus, just stop typing.

            You’re been wrong at every turn because you’re the shining example the embodiment of the dunning-kruger effect. So confidently incorrect even with literal research at your fingertips that you refuse to use.

            It’s embarrassing.

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              Listen, I don’t give a fuck about what the rural hicks make. Where most people live, in cities, the minimum wage is significantly higher.

              Further, virtually nobody makes minimum wage anyway. Fewer than 1%.

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                You attempted to move the goalposts twice in a single comment, impressive.

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            Nope. currently, 67 counties and cities do: https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

            And half the population lives in what are considered “rural” areas.

            Edit: I guess that last part isn’t true anymore. Only 20%.

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            How many?
            Which ones?

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        You couldn’t be more wrong. I make less than I made 25 years ago, and I’m not even close to minimum. Jobs around me mostly hire at $11-12. Maybe $16 if you’re a welder or something.

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          Lmao fucking what. McDonald’s starts at $18.

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            McDonalds isn’t the minimum.
            McDonalds starts higher than the minimum, because even they know the minimum is too low.

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              McDonald’s is literally right at the bottom. “Doesn’t even compete with fast food” is a bar in hell.

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                It is indeed
                And the minimum is still even lower than that

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                  Sorry I was actually wrong.

                  McDonald’s starts at $19.29. Because that’s the minimum wage where I am.

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                    $19.29 is in Denver, CO
                    McDonald’s in Denver pays $20.08

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        Just gonna leave this here. Federal Minimum Wage

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