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Minimum wage would be $26 an hour if it had grown in line with productivity (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

The CPI does not accurately reflect how worthless our money has become, in my opinion. I'm unemployed now, but when I was making 140k USD/year a couple months ago it felt to me like that minimum wage should be about there. It's enough to feel comfortable and safe, without much luxury. This ought to be considered the absolute bare minimum quality of life for full time workers and their dependents in the world's wealthiest nation.