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[–] 6394724? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

1970-today inflation-adjusted american minimum wage. 21.73/hour.

Where do you even get that number? The minimum wage in 1970 was $1.60. Inflation calculators I can find all show that be around $10 in 2016 dollars.

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[–] SaneGoatiSwear 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

a 10 dollar minimum wage doesn't afford those people living in half the country or any major city.

it's a forced economic caste system at this point.

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[–] Broc_Lia [S] ago 

Why would you want a single minimum wage to cover half a continent? Of course there's some parts it won't cover, if it did you'd be screwing rural workers with a low cost of living out of a job.

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[–] SaneGoatiSwear 2 points -1 points (+1|-2) ago 

21.73 an hour, 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year. what's that come to? 43,360 a year before taxes. good luck living in a major city on that.

it REALLY should be that yearly, 73,000 before taxes should be minimum. heck birmingham alabama costs 40k a year to live whereas manhattan is more like 79k minimum.

i really ought have put a "should be" in there instead of a period. editing.

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[–] 6394821? 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

That is a completely different argument anyway. Minimum and liveable are not the same thing and shouldn't be.