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Wolfman1961 t1_je9uc9v wrote

It's incredible how anachronistic the minimum wage is now!

In NY City, the minimum wage is more than twice the federal wage.

I know what you mean---all this inflation!

What sort of skills do you have now?

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c47v3770 t1_je9uq5n wrote

I mean I’m doing alright I guess. I work in data management but my earnings haven’t increased since 2019 so it’s starting to get to me. I can blame it on myself for not being more proactive about finding a higher paying job but that’s about to change. All this inflation is Lightning up a fire on my ass.

I just feel for the people who have families or people who are now barely getting by…

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Wolfman1961 t1_je9vcbq wrote

I feel the same way. Your heart is in the right place.

In a place like Houston, I am sure there are many hard-working people working two jobs just to get by. Just, in some cases, to keep a hotel room because they are otherwise homeless.

Sorry for being "intellectual"---but it's a social Darwinist rat race out there.

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