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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:01 PM Jan 2021

YES, and if adjusted for productivity and inflation, the minimum wage should be $36hr

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YES, and if adjusted for productivity and inflation, the minimum wage should be $36hr (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2021 OP

K&R Blue Owl Jan 2021 #1

Reinstate pre-St. Reagan wealth tax SheltieLover Jan 2021 #2

Hell yeah! LuvNewcastle Jan 2021 #3

Depends on rent in the area. alphafemale Jan 2021 #4

Blue Owl

(50,492 posts)

1. K&R

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Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:02 PM

Jan 2021

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

2. Reinstate pre-St. Reagan wealth tax

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Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:03 PM

Jan 2021

LuvNewcastle

(16,855 posts)

3. Hell yeah!

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Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:28 PM

Jan 2021

It's about goddamn time!

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

4. Depends on rent in the area.

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Tue Jan 19, 2021, 08:35 PM

Jan 2021

I think $15 is a minimum wage that can allow people in many areas to pay rent, food and normal expenses like car payment insurance etc.

Granted if rent is insane like over $2K for a couple rooms it would have to be higher.

No one should have to work more than 40 hours unless they want to.

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