Now The Fight For $20/hr?

[Benton]

(07-24-2019, 01:59 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I think there would be a whole lot more traction with these movements if they stopped pushing for the Federal minimum wage to be raised and just worried about their City/State. Worry about your own shit rather than trying to force your standard upon the rest of the country, and it'd probably go a lot better.

That's my thing. 

Cost of living is insanely different from region to region. Where I live, $20 an hour is above average and with lower housing and utility prices, it's livable. The majority make less than (I'm going off a number from a few years ago) $12. A few hours away in Louisville, $12 an hour isn't enough to live off of.

On the other hand, something has to be done eventually. We tried going all in on the free market approach and we ended up with flat wages. Businesses don't typically pass increases in profits on to employees, or reward steady growth.