How did we get to a point where we think that the minimum amount you get paid from a company should also be enough to pay half of an average two-bedroom apartment? Why is it not "the minimum possible wage should pay for splitting a room in a lower end apartment"?
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Like, shouldn't the lowest possible tier of pay correspond to the lowest possible tier of living? A lot of ppl I knew in the bay area were two to a room, in cheaper areas/houses, and they had functional, normal lives.
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Replying to @pauljfindley1
Sure, it's tough to do live anywhere beyond the minimum costs for a minimum wage job
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Replying to @Aella_Girl
Raising the minimum wage would make that less tough.
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Replying to @doc_haliday @Aella_Girl
Except history doesn't back that up. There is no direct correlation between minimum wage increases and increases in the inflation rate.
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I'm under the impression that one of the factors is that the standard of living was also much lower back then; as in square footage per person was less, less technology was available, etc.
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