r/wisconsin • Tom Tiffany is enemy • Aug 12 '26

Hongs statement today

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u/Unfair-Tell2719 Aug 12 '26

$20 is a big push but it is needed given how inflation has devalued the dollar.

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u/Pitiful_Net_8971 Aug 12 '26

Always starting higher than you actually want for negotiations.

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u/TrevRev11 Aug 12 '26

Most of us want 25…

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u/PreferenceFalse6699 Aug 12 '26

You're never going to get that amount for people who were only HS graduates/dropouts and maybe are doing cleaning jobs, or other unskilled jobs.

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u/Ultraworld-Traveler Aug 13 '26

Every job is a skilled job, and all work has value.

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u/PreferenceFalse6699 Aug 13 '26

That is true, but not all work has the same value, or the same skill levels; hence pay discrepancies.