Comment on Minimum Wage Must Cover Basics

cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• chocrates@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Apparently it really only existed for a subset of white men and wasn’t this glorious era of affordability that we make it sound like

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Seriously? What decade do these tales of being able go afford a car and a mortgage and a smoking habit while working as a gas station attendand come from?

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    • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh, its the right decade alright, but the wrong skin color (or even being italian or irish) meant a lot of hardship.

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    • chocrates@piefed.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That one probably, it just wasn’t as widespread as we think. I’ll see if I can find any sources

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      • JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        That’s literally just a stereotype about immigrant workers, which stems from the middle class immigrants, not the minimum wage workers.

        And it might have been a reality in Yugoslavia (I know from my family’s experience).

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    • JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well, not really. Even in Slovenia (where I live) - known as one of the most decent capitalists countries for the worker rights apparently, you get paid a minimum wage. But when working in a factory, you already get a decent wage for the living standard (but many still have extra jobs to support their hobbies, transport and legal drug addictions (since it’s Slovenia)).

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