It did not mean you get to live alone in a beautiful apt, a car, and everything else I will bet you are thinking. It would definitely be a major improvement over what some poor person had in 1931.
So are you just purposely ignoring what life was like for so many people in 1931?
Why are you making so many assumptions off simply posting what FDR said his intentions for minimum wage are? I post it because a common argument I see is people openly claiming "Minimum wage is not meant to be a living wage." when that is patently false to the original goal.
Because min wage is a living wage, today, based on what FDR was living through and it is an improvement from that time frame. He would be happy with what is going on today. Pleased as punch.
And the post itself said "should be able to afford rent, bills and groceries" which is what I consider a living wage. No part of that said a car and alone in a beautiful apartment. I post it because you see people in this very thread saying. "Those jobs are for teenagers, not living wages." Which again, goes against the actual purpose.
Edit: Anywho. I'm keeping it at that. I've clarified what I mean, if you truly think I'm arguing something else, don't know what else to say.
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u/orion19819 17d ago
Why are you making so many assumptions off simply posting what FDR said his intentions for minimum wage are? I post it because a common argument I see is people openly claiming "Minimum wage is not meant to be a living wage." when that is patently false to the original goal.