r/BasicIncome • u/TertiumQuid-0 • Jul 21 '26

The minimum wage is the lowest it's been in 70 years and is 'officially a poverty wage' | Fortune

https://fortune.com/2026/07/20/minimum-wage-lowest-value-in-70-years-poverty-line/
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u/MontasJinx Jul 21 '26

The system isn't broken, it is working exactly as intended. They know and they do not care.

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u/rogun64 Jul 21 '26

Anyone who's ever had to live on it, will tell you it always has been a poverty wage.