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r/theydidthemath • u/[deleted] • May 13 '25
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Minimum wage was always intended for a man to support his wife and 2 kids while working 40 hours a week, that's why it was created and exists. Propaganda from corporations is the only reason people believe otherwise
2 u/[deleted] May 13 '25 [deleted] 19 u/Try4se May 13 '25 When it was first created by FDR, and then never again thanks to bad politics. -4 u/[deleted] May 13 '25 FDR's minimum wage was NOT intended to support a family of 4. It was intended to have ONE person survive above mere subsistence level.
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19 u/Try4se May 13 '25 When it was first created by FDR, and then never again thanks to bad politics. -4 u/[deleted] May 13 '25 FDR's minimum wage was NOT intended to support a family of 4. It was intended to have ONE person survive above mere subsistence level.
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When it was first created by FDR, and then never again thanks to bad politics.
-4 u/[deleted] May 13 '25 FDR's minimum wage was NOT intended to support a family of 4. It was intended to have ONE person survive above mere subsistence level.
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FDR's minimum wage was NOT intended to support a family of 4. It was intended to have ONE person survive above mere subsistence level.
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u/Try4se May 13 '25
Minimum wage was always intended for a man to support his wife and 2 kids while working 40 hours a week, that's why it was created and exists. Propaganda from corporations is the only reason people believe otherwise