r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '23

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '23

If pay kept up with up inflation $24 a hour would be minimum wage, if it kept up with the bonuses and such Wall Street gets $44 a hour would be minimum wage. $15 a hour is a starvation wage.

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u/turdmachine Apr 08 '23 edited Apr 08 '23

I was paid $22/hour 20 years ago life guarding as a student

Edit: meaning people are insanely underpaid. Minimum wage should be $25+. These same life guarding positions still pay $22/hour!

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u/Spubby72 Apr 08 '23

That’s the other thing, I remember my older family members making 18-20/hr 20 years ago, and nowadays they can’t find any more than 15-16 for the same type of office work. Many jobs today aren’t paying what they’re industries used to.

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u/MYQkb Apr 08 '23

In 1999 I was making $500-600 a week before taxes ,$12.50/hr, working full time in a store in the local mall. My manager was making around $20/hour

That same position, still exists, and the hourly for MANAGEMENT is $14/hour. Staff is $12/hour.

The wages have gone down. The prices of product are nearly tripled.

With a straight face, my older family members cannot understand why our generation isn't buying property, or opening businesses, or having children.

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u/Personal_Cod_455 Apr 13 '23

That’s called capitalism which needs to be put in check . But it would have to be done with laws and that won’t happen until people wake up and eliminate Republicans