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adgjlsfhk1
on May 1, 2021
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Labor shortage or terrible jobs?
Name one state where someone making minimum wage can afford an apartment, food, healthcare, and utilities, and some form of transportation. I think it's fair to say that if you can't, that counts as poverty.
humanrebar
on May 1, 2021
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Who says that's the point of minimum wage? That's where we disagree.
adgjlsfhk1
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If you're agreeing that anyone living on that wage is in poverty, I think it's fair to call it a poverty wage.
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