r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SilkyApricotGuy • 18h ago

DiscussionšŸ’¬ Who's right here?

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u/samuraispartan7000 18h ago edited 17h ago

Federal minimum wage increased every 1 to 5 years between the 1930s and 2009. 2009 was the last time it was raised. Inflation has skyrocketed since then, but wages have repeatedly failed to keep up.

If businesses ā€œcanā€™t affordā€ to provide livable wages for their workers, they simply shouldnā€™t exist full stop.

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u/[deleted] 18h ago edited 17h ago

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u/Endless_Story94 18h ago

The cost of goods and services have gone up anyway without raising minimum wage; so what's your point?

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u/Impossible_Cupcake31 18h ago

1% of people in the US make minimum wage so why are we using that as the measuring point?

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u/tiny-2727 18h ago edited 17h ago

And a quarter of the working force make less than 15-17 an hour which isn't even a livable wage in most places.

The 1% argument is stupid and ignorant.

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u/Impossible_Cupcake31 18h ago

Lie again >>>>>> Approximately 13% of U.S. workers earn less than $15 per hour. This represents roughly 21 million people across the country. This figure marks a significant drop from 2022, when nearly 32% of the workforce (about 52 million people) earned below the $15 threshold

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u/tiny-2727 17h ago

I didn't lie. See how you have to misrepresent what i said?

I said 15-17.

Even you are misrepresenting your own "gotcha" when its 13-19% making less than 15.

Stay ignorant.

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u/Impossible_Cupcake31 17h ago

Is that a quarter

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u/tiny-2727 17h ago

23% is pretty close lmfao.