My sister and her husband make $65k a year each and they’re living paycheck to paycheck. If $130k a year doesn’t pay for a mortgage, car payments, and raising your kids, what are we even bothering for?
You’re right, but also that number could be $180k and I doubt you’d see much difference, they’d have more expensive cars, maybe a nicer house, and take a fancy vacation but still be at the same place at the end of the month.
Not to detracg from the cost of living crisis, just that some of it is simply the lifestyles we choose to spend on
That makes sense. I don’t know why people are down voting me like it’s reddit. It was a good faith question.
If you look at # of hours to pay average rent it was 118 hours in 1990 min wage versus 189 with today’s. You literally have to work more that 40 hours a week to just pay rent. It wasn’t my h better in the
I’m on board with higher minimum wage but the entire system should be looked at. Housing quadrupling in cost(to rent) seems like it should be an even bigger concern than stagnate min wage. It’s not zero sum but Jesus Christ that’s nuts.
I don’t have a problem with a $50 min wage on the face of it. My concerns would be: does that drive inflation higher?(I read that it doesn’t, but I’m not sure how it wouldn’t) would that just make rent higher? Would the price of things skyrocket just because companies can go after the extra money? We already saw shitty corps using inflation as cover for profiteering.
Basically what is the consequence of such a drastic increase? Would it start a race condition?
Obviously companies across the country would potentially go under and be forced to raise compensation(which is fantastic imo). Id feel bad for some small businesses but at the same time, I think it was Roosevelt who said, if you can’t afford to pay a decent wage you can’t afford to be in business.
And I have no sympathy for big companies like Walmart who pay people scraps and depend on the government to fill in the gaps with food stamps and welfare.
Most major inflation indices omit things like the cost of food and housing. So, they are only marginally useful in looking at the financial experiences of the populace.
Sounds insane until you consider the purchasing power of the dollar over the last few decades. These boomers railing against wave hikes cause they retired in 15/hour would have effectively been making 70 or more today. You need a 6 figure salary today to enjoy a life comparable to what your grandparents or great grandparents enjoyed on a single salary bringing home 10/hour
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That’s $100k/yr roughly.
That seems insane for a minimum wage, but then again when rent is $2500+ for a one bedroom…
Presumably all other salaries would be pressured into increases. Or you’d have people quiting their jobs to work at McDonald’s.
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My sister and her husband make $65k a year each and they’re living paycheck to paycheck. If $130k a year doesn’t pay for a mortgage, car payments, and raising your kids, what are we even bothering for?
We’re overdue for a demonstration, nationwide.
You’re right, but also that number could be $180k and I doubt you’d see much difference, they’d have more expensive cars, maybe a nicer house, and take a fancy vacation but still be at the same place at the end of the month. Not to detracg from the cost of living crisis, just that some of it is simply the lifestyles we choose to spend on
When I look at what $5 in 1990 is worth today, it’s $11.80 (allegedly).
Min wage was $3.80 then so that would make it $9.24 now.
What am I missing?
I guess that’s just inflation. What else should go into the minimum wage calculation. (Also this assumes $3.80 was fair back in 1990)
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That makes sense. I don’t know why people are down voting me like it’s reddit. It was a good faith question.
If you look at # of hours to pay average rent it was 118 hours in 1990 min wage versus 189 with today’s. You literally have to work more that 40 hours a week to just pay rent. It wasn’t my h better in the
I’m on board with higher minimum wage but the entire system should be looked at. Housing quadrupling in cost(to rent) seems like it should be an even bigger concern than stagnate min wage. It’s not zero sum but Jesus Christ that’s nuts.
I don’t have a problem with a $50 min wage on the face of it. My concerns would be: does that drive inflation higher?(I read that it doesn’t, but I’m not sure how it wouldn’t) would that just make rent higher? Would the price of things skyrocket just because companies can go after the extra money? We already saw shitty corps using inflation as cover for profiteering.
Basically what is the consequence of such a drastic increase? Would it start a race condition?
Obviously companies across the country would potentially go under and be forced to raise compensation(which is fantastic imo). Id feel bad for some small businesses but at the same time, I think it was Roosevelt who said, if you can’t afford to pay a decent wage you can’t afford to be in business.
And I have no sympathy for big companies like Walmart who pay people scraps and depend on the government to fill in the gaps with food stamps and welfare.
Most major inflation indices omit things like the cost of food and housing. So, they are only marginally useful in looking at the financial experiences of the populace.
I make $100 k / year in the bay area, and I am fucking poor. It’s dumb.
Sounds insane until you consider the purchasing power of the dollar over the last few decades. These boomers railing against wave hikes cause they retired in 15/hour would have effectively been making 70 or more today. You need a 6 figure salary today to enjoy a life comparable to what your grandparents or great grandparents enjoyed on a single salary bringing home 10/hour
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