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Here in the Netherlands workers like that are subsidized. Meaning the employer pays less for disabled workers, while they still earn over minimum wage. The difference is paid by the government.

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AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Technically true here as well. There are both federal and state incentives, so I might have fallen for their reasoning too: it makes sense to protect those job opportunities

However:

those government subsidies are tax incentives, so don’t help the charities that probably account for most jobs

state incentives are of course up to the state, meaning some are non-existent

it ever actually says how much

However some key points of the story are evidence that removing the subminimum wage does not reduce employment opportunities: reality trumps feelings. I know the highlighted stories were picked for outrage but it surely outrages me just how poorly some of these people are paid.

It’s all in the details and apparently our details are inhumane
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