gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agoWhy grocery bills feel so high, even though food inflation is technically lowwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down120file-text
arrow-up1112arrow-down1external-linkWhy grocery bills feel so high, even though food inflation is technically lowwww.axios.comgedaliyah@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · edit-25 months agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekitnaht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoRemember $15/hr minimum wage? If it had kept up with inflation, minimum wage would need to be $25/hr now.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoPlus for context, that would be the national federal minimum wage, meaning the floor in the poorest of states. Some states would have a higher minimum just like they do now, but higher than the national wage.
minus-squaredumples@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoExactly. We need a much higher minimum raise
Remember $15/hr minimum wage? If it had kept up with inflation, minimum wage would need to be $25/hr now.
Plus for context, that would be the national federal minimum wage, meaning the floor in the poorest of states. Some states would have a higher minimum just like they do now, but higher than the national wage.
Exactly. We need a much higher minimum raise