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$12-15 today is effectively lower than the federal minimum was 4 years ago. It's a completely disingenuous argument to make that it's acceptable to pay people t
by Shekelphile 3y ago
$12-15 today is effectively lower than the federal minimum was 4 years ago. It's a completely disingenuous argument to make that it's acceptable to pay people that little.
- CrazyStat 3y agoInflation over the last 4 years has been about 20%, not 50-100% as your comment would imply. Source: https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1&year1=201911&year2=202311 https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=1&year1=201911...
- Shekelphile 3y agoMaybe for people who already owned assets and had a stable living situation before 2020. If you're renting and had to buy anything expensive like a car in the last few years then your costs have more than doubled.
- gruez 3y ago>If you're renting and had to buy anything expensive like a car in the last few years then your costs have more than doubled. Source?
- itishappy 3y agoMy rental has gone up about 18%. Cars have gone up about 25%. https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buying-a-car/people-spending-more-on-new-cars-but-prices-not-necessarily-rising-a3134608893/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buying-a-car/people-spe...