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With new ordinance, Santa Fe becomes first city to tie minimum wage to rental costs (www.abqjournal.com)
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[–] 5 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

australia kinda does it like that… our minimum wage is tied to CPI (which covers much more than just food: also entertainment, rent, transport), and afaik was originally based on living standards

a wage that is fair and reasonable… sufficient to meet the normal needs of an average employee, regarded as a human being living in a civilised community.

in fact, australia invented the concept of a “living wage” in 1907

so it should be exactly that today: enough for an average person to live a decent existence (including entertainment, food, housing, etc)

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Thinking Australia was colonized for detaining criminals of Britain and they really instituted a minimal wage dependent on a decent life makes a lot of sense if you think about how crooked and corrupt politicians are in Europe and the US. Only rebellious slaves and people who stole bread were shipped to a different continent and now they have healthcare and living wages. I was jealous of the people in H2O growing up, and not just for growing tails because of the moon

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    yeah every time I talk to an Australian the jealousy is real. Y'all actually get paid enough even at minimum wage to travel, switch jobs, live decently...

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