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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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3. What we really need is a living wage, rather than a minimum wage.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 04:17 PM
Nov 2024

That varies by location and is much more difficult to calculate and implement. While one may be able to live on $15/hr in some areas, in places like New York City, San Francisco and Hawai'i it's not remotely sufficient. Something similar is true for folks living on Social Security. Federal employees get cost-of-living adjustments to their pay depending on where they work, so the basic math is there. But folks running the government have always taken the easy way out and standardized what shouldn't be. One size doesn't fit all.

We also need to reduce the workweek so that full time work is 32 hours per week. We've been stuck at 40 for far too long. Lots to do.

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