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> arbitrarily high standard of living The minimum wage is not much higher than the federal poverty level. > you went to the ballot box and kicked those costs
by chillwaves 6y ago
> arbitrarily high standard of living
The minimum wage is not much higher than the federal poverty level.
> you went to the ballot box and kicked those costs to corporations. The minimum-wage companies are subsidizing you.
Walmart and McDonald's are among the top employers of workers who receive government aid.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-top-employers-of-medicaid-and-food-stamp-beneficiaries.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-...
- throwaway201103 6y agoThat doesn't mean that Walmart and McDonald's are the cause of those people's need for government aid. They are earning minumum wage because they have no skills of any value coming in to the job, and the jobs don't require any.
- chillwaves 6y agoIt does mean that working for minimum wage is enough to require government assistance, and maybe we should rethink that minimum.