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Check mate, libtards (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 67 points 4 weeks ago (22 children)

We're way past needing $15/hr. Should be $20/hr minimum, and really more like $25/hr.

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  • [+] -29 points 4 weeks ago* (14 children)

    There's people out there providing for their family as the sole bread winner and doing fine on 22/hr, it really depends on where you are living

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  • [–] 20 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    Yes but imagine if they got 25 instead of 22; they could maybe save a little more and live a little more too.

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  • [+] -8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

    The focus should be on crushing inflation, not adding inflationary pressure when everyone is already struggling

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  • [–] 12 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

    Are there? I’d like to see those numbers. I was earning 16/hr 20 years ago and after state and local tax, health insurance, and mortgage it was choosing what bills wouldn’t get paid until late fees racked up. We weren’t living large, our living space was just over 1,000 square feet.

    16/hr 20 years ago is equivalent to about 27/hr today. So I have a hard time beleiving 22/hr is going to be much more than beans ‘n rice for a family - assuming this is a normal work week and not someone pulling 60 hours and OT.

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  • [+] -6 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    The latest Caleb Hammer show episode has a guy earning 22/hr working in a warehouse supporting his wife that doesn't work. Tons of irresponsible high interest debt, buying 8 balls of cocaine, still smoking, vaping, and he's able to pay back the debt without declaring bankruptcy whilst also putting away a few hundred a month into savings

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  • [–] 0 points 4 weeks ago*

    It's always the smoking in those shows.

    Like it's super important to cut back some $100 a' month habit to negotiate cutting several millions off the debt just by talking to the creditors.

    Of course smoking is bad financially, but the whole point is really about punching downwards.

    Participants need to bend down and quit smoking, vaping, fast food or anything really just so they can be told so and do what is said, like some sick submissive role play.

    Meanwhile, actual rich people smoke, vape and eat at restaurants all the time. Because they "can afford to", because they're like fucking heroes just for being rich.

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  • [+] -29 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

    Just move to an actual civilised country.

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  • [–] 31 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

    Incredibly, not everyone is able to do that. It takes financial resources and a lack of health issues, for one.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    Many countries also have strict immigration requirements.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 weeks ago

    Yeah really pissed me off spending all those years listening to europeans talk shit about american immigration policies being too strict when all of europe is just like "if your grandparents aren't one of us, you're unskilled labor, or don't have a high enough education fuck off"

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