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The minimum wage was always intended to be a living wage, and when I look at everything we've lost by electing people who coddle billionaires, it puts me in a blind rage.
Other countries have $25 billion dollar war budgets, universal health care, living wages, free college, and an actual social safety net.
We here in the US have 700 billionaires and an entire population of people who can't endure any unexpected financial hardship without going further into debt.
Great article with various bases of comparison for salaries.
At this point, 6 figure jobs seem to be a pipe dream regardless of the color of your collar.
Obviously, it is still attainable, but from my personal view, it seems like salaries don't keep up with inflation and it's a race to the bottom