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Cap1691 t1_j778cug wrote

$15 per hour is $1.82 below the living wage in VT for a single person. It is $18.46 below the living wage for a single parent with one child. Your employer needs to pay better if they expect to hire someone anytime soon. Here’s the data if you want to share it with them: https://livingwage.mit.edu/states/50

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somedudevt t1_j794pka wrote

Unfortunately as we have seen the last 2 years, when low and middle class people make more, businesses charge more to funnel that back to the top, when businesses charge more, the goal line moves and living wage calculations go up.

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Cap1691 t1_j7bg5vi wrote

Yes, it’s called capitalism. Capitalism and capitalists only care about profit and don’t care about people or the wellbeing of our country.

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somedudevt t1_j7d3my8 wrote

Yeah I’m not a moron. That was my point. Capitalism is the issue. You can get your panties bunched about this place not paying a “living wage” but if every business did that tomorrow, the supply and demand balance would shift, people would have more money, they would spend more, and the owning class would see an opportunity to play invisible hand and raise prices to a new level based on the new demand side imbalance. As soon as that happens the cost rises for everyone, and those at the “livable wage” drop below the threshold.

Im not defending shit like this, it’s the terrible system we live in. But at the end of the day, all of us wage slaves making more just means the masters will be able to charge more for the fruits of our labor.

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Cap1691 t1_j7ded9x wrote

Sorry if I misunderstood your post. Now that you’ve expanded your point I understand what you were saying and totally agree with you. We need a fundamental change in our country, but I don’t see it happening any time soon.

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