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Maybe going on a tangent here, but it's really the idea of a federal minimum wage that doesn't make sense to me. Cost of living can literally be an order of ma
by dudul 6y ago
Maybe going on a tangent here, but it's really the idea of a federal minimum wage that doesn't make sense to me. Cost of living can literally be an order of magnitude apart between 2 given states.
- calvinmorrison 6y agoAnd differences can be a magnitude apart living in different parts of the state! I live in a major east coast city, where a small rowhome in my neighborhood is 200k+ in good condition. new houses in the state capitol 2 hours away? No problem coming in under 100K. So COL varies wildy even within a state, as is no surprise.
- dudul 6y agoI don't disagree, this is just making my point even more :) And reinforces the original comment that a minimum wage that doesn't take these disparities into account may simply be a death blow for a lot of small businesses in low CoL areas.
- chickenpotpie 6y agoBecause it’s literally the minimum wage. States are free to raise it higher if their cost of living is higher, but it makes sense for the federal government to say “there is nowhere in the country where you can support a family on less than this dollar amount so everyone should have to pay at least this”