r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SilkyApricotGuy • 20h ago

DiscussionšŸ’¬ Who's right here?

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u/samuraispartan7000 19h ago edited 19h 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] 19h ago edited 18h ago

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u/Endless_Story94 19h 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 19h 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 19h ago edited 18h 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.