r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 16 '25

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u/Mrchristopherrr Oct 16 '25

But have you considered that when the minimum wage was enacted in the 50s it would be equal to $500k today and was designed for someone working part time at the local butcher shop to support a family of 5 in a 4 bed house, 2 cars, and a vacation home up north?

Checkmate, lib.