saw some places post this like antiwork I think
the real answer is getting inflation to go down so paper money isnt worthless. Raising minimum wage without addressing inflation does nothing. I'm no economist or expert in the field of economy or finance but in my opinion as inflation rises paper money becomes more worthless. as minimum wage increases it seems like corporations see it and raise prices as if it centrally planned. not sure if it is but one thing is for certain, the people most affected by paper money losing value are those on fixed incomes, those living pay check to pay check, low wage workers, those who make most of their income by tips but the worst are those where they can barely feed their themselves or their family and the homeless and destitute that pan handle (beg for money) to survive. the combination of high inflation, rising prices of goods and services particularly in transportation is crippling the average americans ability to get by and save money (gas in my state has sky rocketed with an increase of about %125 [before biden average was $2.00 per gallon, now with biden $4.60 just about it seems]) my opinion is that its all planned to fast forward us into one world government. a one size fits all plan for all countries who go along with the pre made plan. countries that dont follow suit will see sanctions, turmoil, invasion.
Monarque@wolfballs.com 1 year ago
It does not make that much sense to me that the actual living wage is $24/hour.
There really is no such thing as a single living wage that makes sense for the whole of the US. This makes even less sense for the entirety of Europe. Of course, EU regulations on wages do not affect every part of it, but it is the fact that they do have a single interest rate for the whole of the EU, which grossly impacts local real estate markets and the likes.
squashkin@wolfballs.com 1 year ago
maybe not $24, but I imagine some approximation can be calculated, maybe in cities or states.
So many people only see things through a lens of violence, or forcing people to pay certain amounts using the law
I would like to see a voluntary calculation and breakdown of amounts that people think necessary for living wages and family wages (family wages were thought to be the amount a man needed to provide for a wife and ~3 children I think), then they could try to persuade others of the amount if they think that to be reasonable
of course the feminists will reeeeee about structuring society around family wages (paying men more to provide for their families, and working to educate men more to be able to secure such wages).
really this conversation has only come up I think because the economy has been allowed to become so degraded; the boomers didn't have it this way