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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by potato3732842 on Friday November 14, 2025 @03:14PM (#45931632)
Minimum almost doesn't matter in a discussion of mobility. Nobody ever escaped poverty working minimum wage. They found a way to move up.
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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by tstrimple on Friday November 14, 2025 @03:56PM (#45932097)
Minimum wage provides breathing room for other opportunities including self-advancement. Just survivorship bias nonsense.
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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by bccdee on Saturday November 15, 2025 @12:47AM (#45935353)
> They found a way to move up.

Yeah, and they probably had to spend money to make that happen. Night courses at a community college aren't free. A higher minimum wage makes it easier to get your foot in the door for something better.

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by nradov on Saturday November 15, 2025 @01:31PM (#45939483)
Most community colleges have some sort of tuition waiver or scholarship program for low income students.

https://www.westvalley.edu/admissions/free-tuition.html

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