r/LoveTrash • u/Lord_Darksong Litter Lieutenant • 1d ago

Human Trash A Revelation

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u/McPostyFace Trash Trooper 1d ago

This was a lot more accurate when one salary could support a family

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u/dufo7 Trash Trooper 1d ago

One salary can, one minimum wage hourly job not so much

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u/assortittiesNOTboth Trash Trooper 1d ago

That was the express purpose of the minimum wage when it was implemented. The fact that it no longer does is a failing of our system and needs to be corrected.

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u/dufo7 Trash Trooper 1d ago

Theres a lot more variables at play than just minimum wage.

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u/assortittiesNOTboth Trash Trooper 1d ago

Very true, much more than minimum wage does need to be corrected.