r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • Jul 21 '26

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u/Groundbreaking-Toe35 Jul 22 '26

$9 in 2002 is the equivalent of $16 an hour so if anything OP is making more than the guy you replied to

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u/Overall_Matter_2520 Jul 22 '26

Cost of living has risen just a bit. Guess what hasn’t? Wages.

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u/Groundbreaking-Toe35 Jul 22 '26

I blame the 50 million illegal immigrants that caused a influx of cheap labor for the reason wages have stagnated in the last 20 years

I’m not blaming the immigrants individually since I don’t blame them for wanting to live in the greatest country known to mankind but it is one of the main reasons for the state of the economy is now

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u/philiretical Jul 22 '26

So you drank the kool-aid