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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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