It doesn't matter what they set the minimum wage at, it will never be a livable wage. The economy will adjust to it, making it the same as the current minimum wage.
The rise of the machines. Automation. Then the kids will be making $0 per hour. Oh, and anyone dreaming of "universal basic income" as a result would be wise to remember the $3,200 total dollars we were apparently supposed to live on for a year during covid measures.
It doesn't matter what they set the minimum wage at, it will never be a livable wage. The economy will adjust to it, making it the same as the current minimum wage.
Or employers will cut everyone’s hours down by half or hire illegals to work for pennies.
The rise of the machines. Automation. Then the kids will be making $0 per hour. Oh, and anyone dreaming of "universal basic income" as a result would be wise to remember the $3,200 total dollars we were apparently supposed to live on for a year during covid measures.
$45 will be the slave wage.
Good thing that isn't the wage tho, and just signals for #45 coming back. Even the current resident knows it 😁
I hadn't even thought of that. 45 and 17, two very odd numbers that continue to repeatedly appear in political and current affairs discussions.
That's bringing to mind the screen in the wall of the main character's (I can't remember his name) apartment in "1984".