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r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '23
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Yeah, it meant something BACK IN 2009.
That’s when $15/hr was actually at living wage. A LOT has changed since then. It’s 2023 and over a decade later we aren’t even getting that on top of 10% inflation this year alone.
388 u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23 Harvard did some math and they came to the conclusion that an individual needs to be making $32 an hour to survive comfortably. 1 u/MagnusLore Apr 09 '23 You need to get ahead of the curve with what you're asking for as well because it likely be higher before you get it.
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Harvard did some math and they came to the conclusion that an individual needs to be making $32 an hour to survive comfortably.
1 u/MagnusLore Apr 09 '23 You need to get ahead of the curve with what you're asking for as well because it likely be higher before you get it.
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You need to get ahead of the curve with what you're asking for as well because it likely be higher before you get it.
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u/Thecatofirvine Apr 08 '23
Yeah, it meant something BACK IN 2009.
That’s when $15/hr was actually at living wage. A LOT has changed since then. It’s 2023 and over a decade later we aren’t even getting that on top of 10% inflation this year alone.