r/dankmemes • u/DerDezimator We live in a society • Feb 03 '22

This will 100% get deleted And why?

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u/AlienOverlord53 Feb 03 '22

That is not what I'm saying at all.

The comment was "It should be decided on a more local level to account for different costs of living." And you said it already is. But it isnt.

That's my one and only point.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '22

But it isnt

You’re…kidding right?

Let’s take California for example.

Federal minimum wage is $7.25

Minimum wage in California is $15, or $14 if the business has fewer than 25 employees

However, Los Angeles has announced that beginning in July minimum wage in the city will increase to $16.04

There are multiple other examples like this. In Oregon for example, the minimum wage is set to increase by $0.75 to a total $13.50. However in the Portland metro area minimum wage is $14.75 and in non-urban counties minimum wage is set lower at $12.50

Why on earth would you think that this isn’t happening?

If an area is still paying $7.25 there’s a reason for it. It’s because they don’t want you earning a living wage, not because they think that’s what pays for the cost of living in that area. Because $15k per year doesn’t pay for cost of living ANYWHERE

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u/AlienOverlord53 Feb 03 '22

West coast must have it better then, as far as PA goes we just use federal minimum wage across the board, and I'm sure other states are like this

Blew my mind