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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by OCASM on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:25PM (#24215899)
They don't need the handouts. They could for example live in communal spaces and share resources.

What exactly is "livable" anyways? Millions of people live every day with only a couple of dollars a day.

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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by RockIslandLine on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @06:05PM (#24217275)
"Millions of people live every day with only a couple of dollars a day."

Not in the USA they don't. There is no possible way that an individual could pay for food, clothing, and shelter on that income.

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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by OCASM on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @08:24PM (#24218510)
Sure, different countries have different living standards. That's the point. "Living wage" is an undefined, ever changing concept. Populist to the core.
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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by arp242 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @09:06PM (#24218800)
What a strange argument; you can most certainly quantify living wage for a specific region by looking at the prices in said region.
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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by OCASM on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:15PM (#24219208)
It's not only the prices but the specifics of what "livable" means. For some it just means the essentials, to others it includes luxuries.
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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by arp242 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:28PM (#24219270)
No, it's defined fairly clearly.
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Re:What harm do minimum wages do? by ric2b on Thursday August 20, 2020 @03:15PM (#24227449)
Where can I see the definition?
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