After inflation, people making $7.25 minimum wage are earning less now than they were 60 yrs ago. The minimum wage hasn't been raised in 13 yrs, the longest gap govt. has gone without upping it since it the system was introduced in 1938. That's basically a war on the poor.

Jan 24, 2023 · 3:56 AM UTC

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Fighting literal wars before feeding the poor is the problem.
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Obama was the first President since the creation of the Federal Minimum Wage to leave office without signing at least one raise. Trump was the second. Biden is striving to be third.
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So True!
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Why settle for treating a symptom when the disease rages on?
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No one is making minimum wage. I have seen $20 at some McDonalds
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Keep voting Democrat harder, it’s clearly working
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Sadly so, another mechanism that has decimated the middle class followed by removal of the social safety net…an utter disgrace.
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the minimum wage has not been raised in 13 years, which is the longest gap since it was introduced in 1938, which can exacerbate this issue. This can make it harder for people to make ends meet and can exacerbate poverty.
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Minimum wage should be raised, with annual increases tied to CPI.
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