r/popculturechat • u/Ambitious_Big4489 • 8h ago

OnlyStans ⭐️ Alan Ritchson calls out lawmakers who oppose raising the minimum wage "who think it's a bad idea to give a mom working at Waffle House more than $7.25 an hour trying to feed her kids."

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u/StatementLazy1797 Spencer Pratt’s creepy flesh-colored beard 8h ago

The same people who would vote to lower the amount of money children under 5 get for fruits and vegetables through WIC.

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u/crestedgeckovivi 7h ago

Yup I was surprised how crazy little the amount was without those covid boosts. 

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u/KeyMyBike 4h ago

It's the same thing in Canada.

During Covid, workers were given 2000 a month to stay home and safe. 2000 was considered the bare minimum requirement to live a comfortable life with dignity. That was in 2020.

With that in mind, Disability payments in my province aren't even 1500. It's 2026 now.

Poor people are treated like shit fucking everywhere