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SleeplessinSoCal

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5. The discussion of monopolized grocery store ownership...
Fri Apr 19, 2024, 01:48 PM
Apr 19

...goes back to the Reagan years. And Schlosser pointed out how the stagnant minimum wage makes affordable food nearly impossible without competitive markets for those needing it most.

I wonder about basing the federal minimum wage on the cost of living. With states so varied in cost of living, minimum wage ought to coincide with it. That is if we even care about a living wage anymore.

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