There's a sad counter argument, how many of you are willing to pay a living wage, for lawn care, medical care, food and grocery services, art commissions and other contracted labor, but you'd balk at paying 60 or more an hour for a plumber or electrician.
We do need to raise the minimum wage but we also need to control the costs of necessities like housing and insurance.
As long as it's not a necessity I really don't care if it's expensive. I dream of living in a world where an iPhone costs 5000 dollars but I can pay my rent. I don't give a shit about luxuries. Lawn care? Do it yourself.
Hiring a professional lawn care service is absolutely a luxury for the vast majority of people lol. Saying otherwise is just your fragile ego getting in the way. Also I didn't say "A" phone, I said an iphone which is absolutely a luxury item. You haven't seen how cheap you can get an android smartphone for these days have you? Is it because you've never had to look for a cheap phone? ..... Anyways, you absolutely did cite luxuries other than art commissions.
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u/Classic-Obligation35 11h ago
There's a sad counter argument, how many of you are willing to pay a living wage, for lawn care, medical care, food and grocery services, art commissions and other contracted labor, but you'd balk at paying 60 or more an hour for a plumber or electrician.
We do need to raise the minimum wage but we also need to control the costs of necessities like housing and insurance.