Re:Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state
by tathougies on Thursday July 16, 2020 @06:17PM
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No, because this is the policy outcome government should seek, not a uniform raising of the minimum wage.
> Or do you have thoughts on specific policies that will make this true
No I don't... but I'm curious in solutions to this problem, rather than 'solutions' to minimum wage jobs.
> Because currently, many people who need to support a household rely on minimum wage jobs (or close to it), and often without guaranteed full time hours and no health insurance.
Yes... i know. We need to formulate policies that make this not true, so that the group I said should make up the majority of min wage workers actually comprises the majority.
> Or do you have thoughts on specific policies that will make this true
No I don't... but I'm curious in solutions to this problem, rather than 'solutions' to minimum wage jobs.
> Because currently, many people who need to support a household rely on minimum wage jobs (or close to it), and often without guaranteed full time hours and no health insurance.
Yes... i know. We need to formulate policies that make this not true, so that the group I said should make up the majority of min wage workers actually comprises the majority.