Comment on Minimum Wage Needed to Meet Cost of Living in US States (OC)
danc4498@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I would like to see a graph of the percentage of people earning minimum wage in every state. It seems like minimum wage is no longer a thing.
Comment on Minimum Wage Needed to Meet Cost of Living in US States (OC)
danc4498@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I would like to see a graph of the percentage of people earning minimum wage in every state. It seems like minimum wage is no longer a thing.
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 3 days ago
Either way, the average American worker who is salaried even earns less than $35/hr.
Countries with similar or slightly lower wage parity with us tend to work 30 hour weeks, have more vacation time, have universal healthcare, childcare, etc. in lieu of paying people such high wages. So they can still survive. In the US we have no supports like that reducing costs, and we also dont get paid well enough to make up for that