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[–] 43 points 1 year ago (2 children)

“It’s broken and deviated from its original purpose, which is to temporarily help Americans in need,” Turner said. “HUD assistance is not supposed to be permanent.”

If you fuckers had kept the minimum wage in line with inflation, we wouldn't have so many people on long-term assistance. Instead, you keep the minimum wage the same as it was 40(?) years ago, allow massive corporations to onboard people with the explicit instruction, "We're not going to pay you enough, here's how to apply for food stamps and other benefits", then act surprised when people have to use public benefits to survive.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States

    In 2009, Congress increased it to $7.25 per hour with the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    While the amount did increase, you missed the line right above it -- minimum wage in the USA has effectively been decreasing since 1968.

    Its purchasing power peaked in 1968, at $1.60 ($14.00 in 2024)

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