It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25
It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25
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It feels like it's been 15 years since the last millionaire/billionaire was "totally left alone to continue ruining everyone's lives"
Like I'm really needing some good news these days.
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Sadly not partnered with reductions to the cost of living. The trickle up economy is however booming.
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I remember when it rose from $6.25 to $7.25 when I was working at Kroger in high school. At the time it was a nice little bump, but the fact that it hasn't changed since is criminal.
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I really think you could make a shit ton more money just begging in a hot spot. I'd imagine it's a lot more fulfilling than a job that pays $7.25 an hour as well.
Are you honestly glorifying panhandling? Baking in the hot sun, breathing constant exhaust fumes? While people avert their eyes, staring straight forward. As you watch the relief cross their faces when the light turns green? Buddy can you even imagine at hour 10, an old woman with pity in her eyes claims "Jesus will save you if you open your heart" and hands you a fucking fake 10 dollar bill with a bible verse on the back? And in the next instant you're being told to "get a job!".
I can't think of a more dehumanizing experience.
It really would make you feel outside society. You're ignored, as a person, and people look through you.
However, lots of minimum wage jobs are also dehumanizing in a similar way, but sometimes the pay is less than panhandling would be is OPs point.
Bring on UBI and we solve both problems.
Are you describing local minimum wage jobs or panhandling. Because that sounds like an awful lot of treatment for both.
Dude, shut the fuck up. I, very obviously, wasn't glorifying panhandling you fucking Twitter bitch drama queen. Fuck the fuck off
Good satire
I can. Doing the same thing you just described, but for less money, aka minimum wage.
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