Topic: Poland now has a higher minimum wage than the United States.
Anonymous A started this discussion 1 year ago #122,619
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #1,338,090
Yet we don't see Americans doing construction gigs, what gives?
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 56 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,091
@previous (B)
Who wants to sign up to build houses when the pay doesn't even get you a house anymore?
Who wants to sign up to build houses when the pay doesn't even get you a house anymore?
Father Dave !RsSxeehGwc joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,092
Damn, where did America's money go??Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 23 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,236
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,246
Like 2% of Americans earn the federal minimum wage. Most states have a higher one.
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 39 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,247
An extra $0.10 doesn't have me calling them heroes quite yet.
Anonymous F double-posted this 1 year ago, 9 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,249
@1,338,091 (A)
That was my takeaway too. I started at the bottom pulling cables on $800K houses and that's when it struck me that the upper 50% lives in a different world.
That was my takeaway too. I started at the bottom pulling cables on $800K houses and that's when it struck me that the upper 50% lives in a different world.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,272
@1,338,246 (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
> Like 2% of Americans earn the federal minimum wage.
That's an indicator of how low it's become, the bare minimum to get someone to show up is higher than the law.
If it were raised to $15, about 50 million Americans would get a raise. A lot of workers are just slightly higher than the minimum wage, and even the people making 15 or 16 today would have leverage to ask for more once it went up.
> Like 2% of Americans earn the federal minimum wage.
That's an indicator of how low it's become, the bare minimum to get someone to show up is higher than the law.
If it were raised to $15, about 50 million Americans would get a raise. A lot of workers are just slightly higher than the minimum wage, and even the people making 15 or 16 today would have leverage to ask for more once it went up.
dw !p9hU6ckyqw joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,302
I'd pick Poland
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 1 year ago, 8 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,338,336
@1,338,272 (A)
Yes I support a national $15/hr wage rising to $20 by 2030 and indexed to inflation thereafter but as a practical matter, very few people earn less than even $10/hr.
Yes I support a national $15/hr wage rising to $20 by 2030 and indexed to inflation thereafter but as a practical matter, very few people earn less than even $10/hr.
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 4 days later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,339,728
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 minute later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,339,730
Poland doesn’t have a good economy though. Trust me, I’ve been to Detroit, I’ve been to Poland, people make jokes about Detroit… Detroit looks better.
Anonymous H double-posted this 1 year ago, 1 minute later, 6 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,339,731
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(Look up GDP per capita Detroit then look up GDP per capita Poland, the numbers don’t lie.)
(Look up GDP per capita Detroit then look up GDP per capita Poland, the numbers don’t lie.)
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 1 year ago, 9 hours later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,339,814
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 day later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,340,200
@1,339,731 (H)
Poland has a GDP per capita that is less than half Detroit, but the pay starts higher in Poland. What good is a good economy if all that money is concentrated in a few billionaires?
Poland has a GDP per capita that is less than half Detroit, but the pay starts higher in Poland. What good is a good economy if all that money is concentrated in a few billionaires?
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 1 minute later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,340,201
@previous (A)
What billionaires are living in Detroit though?
Okay never mind I googled it, and I was wrong about that, there actually are a few billionaires in Detroit, and I know what I’m saying is wrong but I’m saying it anyway!
What billionaires are living in Detroit though?
Okay never mind I googled it, and I was wrong about that, there actually are a few billionaires in Detroit, and I know what I’m saying is wrong but I’m saying it anyway!
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 4 hours later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,340,313
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 49 seconds later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,340,314
dw !p9hU6ckyqw replied with this 1 year ago, 2 days later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,341,056
@1,339,731 (H)
Obviously the GDP per capita of a major city is going to be better than the average of a country
Obviously the GDP per capita of a major city is going to be better than the average of a country
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 1 year ago, 1 hour later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,341,117
@previous (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
Why do you think that?
GDP per capita of major cities in developing nations is lower than national averages of developed countries.
Why do you think that?
GDP per capita of major cities in developing nations is lower than national averages of developed countries.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 1 year ago, 14 minutes later, 1 week after the original post[^] [v] #1,341,120
@1,341,056 (dw !p9hU6ckyqw)
No, Detroit is actually below the national average for the United States.
No, Detroit is actually below the national average for the United States.