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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)
this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2026
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Somebody on a different post just said to pin the minimum wage to an inflation index.
That's an interesting idea though inflation often doesn't match affordability of consumer goods. Saw a different thread recently where that was discussed - inflation gets measured on commodities, not the end products people actually buy. Explaining why some products can easily cost 150-200% more when inflation itself goes up just a little. Plus 70% of all statistics are made up, you know
There has to be a right way to do it.