sanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoMinimum wage isn't survivable anymorelemmy.todayimagemessage-square202linkfedilinkarrow-up1832arrow-down111
arrow-up1821arrow-down1imageMinimum wage isn't survivable anymorelemmy.todaysanitation@lemmy.todayBanned from community to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square202linkfedilink
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoWhen minimum wage was instituted in the United States, it was intended as a living wage. That has been eroded with time, though.
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIt was never implemented in the first place. What was intended never happened. Probably for the best honestly. Minimum wage is a poor way to accomplish a living wage, the only advantage it has, is political expediency.
When minimum wage was instituted in the United States, it was intended as a living wage.
That has been eroded with time, though.
It was never implemented in the first place. What was intended never happened. Probably for the best honestly. Minimum wage is a poor way to accomplish a living wage, the only advantage it has, is political expediency.