• bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    The “fight for 15” movement officially started in Nov 2012. CPI calculator says that’s $20.54 in today’s money. But we all know housing and groceries have gone up significantly faster than CPI, and mostly just because the people controlling the supply decided they wanted more money.

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        14 days ago

        If you’re suggesting something like cryptocurrency or a return to the gold standard, I challenge you to explain how that would help in this situation.

        • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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          In this situation our pay is getting cut every year, at a greater rate than minimum wage is going up.