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I was curious about your comment so I looked it up[0] and yep, around $20 seems about right. - [0]: https://www.epi.org/publication/the-federal-minimum-wage-ha
by Folcon 5y ago
I was curious about your comment so I looked it up[0] and yep, around $20 seems about right.
- [0]: https://www.epi.org/publication/the-federal-minimum-wage-has-been-eroded-by-decades-of-inaction/ https://www.epi.org/publication/the-federal-minimum-wage-has...
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoAlso a house was probably one to five years worth of salary for a lot of people in most developed nations. Many people in minimum wage jobs today would not be able to save enough for a house within their whole work life. Owning a house and not having housing costs associated is a huge disposable income multiplier.