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> In what US city can someone on minimum wage raise two children? On the US federal minimum wage?! Federal minimum wage is a strawman in large cities. I'm in

by Aurornis 10mo ago

> In what US city can someone on minimum wage raise two children? On the US federal minimum wage?! Federal minimum wage is a strawman in large cities. I'm in a medium cost of living city and I doubt I could find a minimum wage job listing if I tried. Fast food places and government buildings even advertise $15-20/hr jobs because they can't hire enough people.

fkfkafjfjk 10mo ago
Both assertions display an offensive level of detachment and ignorance. > Federal minimum wage is a strawman in large cities. I did first mention city minimum wage, and only referenced federal minimum wage after to drive the point that federally this discrepancy is even more grotesque. States with "large cities" that use the federal minimum wage: > Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Three states, Georgia, Oklahoma and Wyoming, have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hour. In all eight of these states, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour generally applies. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage... > I'm in a medium cost of living city and I doubt I could find a minimum wage job listing if I tried. Tell me your city and I will find you a minimum wage job posting.
- Aurornis 10mo ago
  > Both assertions display an offensive level of detachment and ignorance. The number of jobs paying minimum wage was around 1% several years ago. It’s certainly gone down. Minimum wage jobs are also highly biased toward young people, not parents raising two children. > Tell me your city and I will find you a minimum wage job posting. Show me a minimum wage job posting and I will find you a higher paying job with better conditions in the same area.
  - fkfkafjfjk 10mo ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone

fkfkafjfjk 10mo ago

Both assertions display an offensive level of detachment and ignorance. > Federal minimum wage is a strawman in large cities. I did first mention city minimum wage, and only referenced federal minimum wage after to drive the point that federally this discrepancy is even more grotesque. States with "large cities" that use the federal minimum wage: > Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Three states, Georgia, Oklahoma and Wyoming, have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hour. In all eight of these states, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour generally applies. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage... > I'm in a medium cost of living city and I doubt I could find a minimum wage job listing if I tried. Tell me your city and I will find you a minimum wage job posting.

Aurornis 10mo ago
> Both assertions display an offensive level of detachment and ignorance. The number of jobs paying minimum wage was around 1% several years ago. It’s certainly gone down. Minimum wage jobs are also highly biased toward young people, not parents raising two children. > Tell me your city and I will find you a minimum wage job posting. Show me a minimum wage job posting and I will find you a higher paying job with better conditions in the same area.
- fkfkafjfjk 10mo ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_the_stone