



No one is supposed to live off a minimum wage.



That's what Liebritarians and Republicants say all the time. No responsible person who needs to pay rent or support a family works for minimum wage in their world...



Or if that's the only job they could find, it's just bad luck and only temporary until they get their act together, or until some rich guy gets enough of a tax break he can afford to hire them (and just them - not those other lazy moochers who are driving wages down because they're lying about their qualifications) at the wages they deserve to be paid.



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This country has a serious economic problem coming up, and it's not just based on wages or wealth, it's based on how the resources our citizens as a whole are used to the greatest economy. We sacrifice and waste so much of the potential of the average person in the pursuit of the Almighty dollar...



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