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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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You're missing the point where people at least deserve enough to survive, or gasp maybe even enjoy their lives a little bit.
You're also missing the point where the minimum wage hadn't been updated for decades and maybe was remotely reasonable back in the 1970's but, alas, we're not living in the 1970's, we're living in 2026 and $7.25 (was it?) doesn't buy you shit now.
No I get that. Notice I didnt say just survive. I said living , so yes, able to have fun here and there.
I'm trying to make the point that among many class working folk is the reason they vote republican Instead of democrat, because democrats want to "take all their money" and " pay people $40/hr to flip burgers". Yes , they're idiots, but there is a little truth to that as I stated.
Note I'm not one of those people. Merely trying to break the Lemmy bubble and let you see into the real world for a moment.
The absolute arrogance of thinking that your experience is "the real world". Serious protagonist syndrome. And no, there's no truth to what you stated.