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To End 'New Gilded Age,' House Progressives Unveil Bill to Raise Federal Minimum Wage to $25 Per Hour (www.commondreams.org)

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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

I wonder how the biggest economy in the world has minimal wage that is less than minimal wage in Poland (~31.40 PLN/h → ~$8.52 USD/h).

[–] belochka@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Poland is an EU country, it's not poor at all by world standards.

And size of the economy doesn't have much to do with social policies.

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