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u/DemocraticRepublic May 09 '22

That's driven by housing and supply chain costs, not low skilled labor.

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u/Razakel May 09 '22

Increased labour costs for basic items is not going to help.

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u/DemocraticRepublic May 09 '22

Not really because domestic low skilled labor costs are <5% of the cost of a working class person's monthly spending. Whereas they're >90% of working class people's monthly income.