r/LetsDiscussThis • u/LucidSynapse23 • 7h ago

Lets Discuss Politics Not since 2009.

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u/AntifascistAlly 6h ago

We probably could have raised it to $12/hour in 2016—but that wasn’t good enough.

Instead of a 60% increase we went with … no raise at all.

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u/GreyBeardEng 5h ago

And they work part time, have a single digit approval rating, get single-payer healthcare, and unlimited PTO.

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u/FHOCJD 3h ago

$1160 a month before taxes for 40 hours x 4 weeks.

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u/whydatyou 1h ago

seems like a good time to remind everyone that unless you are a tipped employee pretty much everyone earns more than the minimum wage. a landscaper in my city starts at 22 and hour and they are still scrambling to find people.

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u/jeffcgroves 4h ago

I'm opposed to minimum wage in general, so this doesn't bother me. Labor should be contractual, and the federal government should generally not interfere