gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy grocery bills feel so high, even though food inflation is technically lowwww.axios.commessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoRemember $15/hr minimum wage? If it had kept up with inflation, minimum wage would need to be $25/hr now.
minus-squaredumples@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoExactly. We need a much higher minimum raise
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoPlus for context, that would be the national federal minimum wage, meaning the floor in the poorest of states. Some states would have a higher minimum just like they do now, but higher than the national wage.
Remember $15/hr minimum wage? If it had kept up with inflation, minimum wage would need to be $25/hr now.
Exactly. We need a much higher minimum raise
Plus for context, that would be the national federal minimum wage, meaning the floor in the poorest of states. Some states would have a higher minimum just like they do now, but higher than the national wage.