• @littletranspunk@lemmus.org
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    72 months ago

    Okay, now why hasn’t the minimum wage been raised in literal decades?

    Honestly it just seems like you’re being obtuse

    • @iopq@lemmy.world
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      -122 months ago

      That’s the federal minimum wage, cities have certainly raised their own minimum wages

      That’s why only like 1% of workers make the federal minimum wage

        • @iopq@lemmy.world
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          -82 months ago

          1% of workers is not very impactful for the average income

          The workers who make $20 minimum wage in SF are not affected by $7.25 minimum wage

          • @littletranspunk@lemmus.org
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            32 months ago

            So we should raise the federal minimum wage so that so-called 1% of people can’t be ignored like you’re trying to do.

            This is how our argument has looked to me:

            You: “well the average is fine”

            Me: “well the average doesn’t help those at the bottom”

            You: “well they don’t matter to the average”

            Your arguments need a lot more work. You just seem soulless with the points you’re trying to make.

            • @iopq@lemmy.world
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              -32 months ago

              We weren’t arguing about the minimal wage. You are the one who brought it up. It’s not relevant to this discussion