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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago

Oregon, California and Washington pass bills raising the minimum wage

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Oregon, California and Washington pass bills raising the minimum wage

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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 1 year ago
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The minimum wage in the United States is $7.25. In comparison, Oregon, Washington and California all have wages that eclipse $15: Oregon at $15.40, Washington at $16.28 and California at roughly $16.  Starting on April 1, California will implement a new bill raising the minimum wage for fast food workers from $16 to $20. Following...
  • @fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world
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    When wages go up, so does rent.

    You’re not actually make more money. Your landlords are.

    Edit: Sad this gets downvoted, but it’s a testament to how most people are proud to be useful idiots these days.

    They just can’t see the bigger picture, lol.

    • @fireweed@lemmy.world
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      That’s not how supply and demand work at all. Otherwise why would median monthly rent in Spokane, Washington be $1395 while median rent in Coeur d’Alene across the border in Idaho is $1800, given that the minimum wage is more than double in the former compared to the latter?

      • @Crackhappy@lemmy.world
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        Hey, don’t come up in here with facts and logic or data.

    • @SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works
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      So complain about landlords, not wages

      • @fustigation769curtain@lemmy.world
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        Who enables landlords except their entitled tenants? Lol.

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