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thunderzap00

Such a sad, but honest reality for so many Ameircans and I'm sure people worldwide =/ 

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Yuuri
1 minute ago, thunderzap00 said:

Such a sad, but honest reality for so many Ameircans and I'm sure people worldwide =/ 

The woman in the video is lucky to have government aid ad some places the government doesn't provide programs to help people of lower income.

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SolidSnake

This is reality in conservative and Libertarian governments. Businesses need to be forced to pay a livable wage. If a business cant afford to pay one then they do not deserve to exist. 

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Economy

Devastating :(

 

And pulling a tooth out because $300 root canal was too expensive :giveup:

 

And those cost figures for the food stamps and child care etc... Compare that to the $700 Billion military budget :koons:

 

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JustinTrudeau
3 minutes ago, Economy said:

Devastating :(

 

And those cost figures for the food stamps and child care etc... Compare that to the $700 Billion military budget :koons:

 

$700 billion in what?? New tanks and helicopters? I legit don't get why so much money is spent for military.

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2 minutes ago, JustinTrudeau said:

$700 billion in what?? New tanks and helicopters? I legit don't get why so much money is spent for military.

Some Countries like big guns.

 

USA

China

Russia

 

Some other Countries spend a lot too especially in relation to their size but those 3 are the biggest

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JustinTrudeau
1 minute ago, Economy said:

Some Countries like big guns.

 

USA

China

Russia

 

Some other Countries spend a lot too especially in relation to their size but those 3 are the biggest

Yea but USA > China + Russia. US spends a looooot more money compared to other countries.

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1 minute ago, JustinTrudeau said:

Yea but USA > China + Russia. US spends a looooot more money compared to other countries.

Yeah. I think something like the equivalent or more than the rest of the top 10 biggest military spenders combined

 

Canada is actually almost in the top 10 for military spending so we're not as innocent on spending on guns as we appear :awkney:

 

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KURUSHITOVSKA

Gurl i earn 7.80€ / hour and i dont live like that. 

¿Qué currículum tiene ésta tarántula?
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Blake
5 hours ago, KURUSHITOVSKA said:

Gurl i earn 7.80€ / hour and i dont live like that. 

Because your area, living situation, personal life as the video is the same clearly? Also the Euro is higher than USD so again, not the same at all. 

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Bad Monster Kid

There really needs to be a federal minimum of $12(even tho that’s still too low). Businesses will have to charge more for services and products to counter balance the payroll. 

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37 minutes ago, Bad Monster Kid said:

There really needs to be a federal minimum of $12(even tho that’s still too low). Businesses will have to charge more for services and products to counter balance the payroll. 

I don't think that's such a good idea. Here in Canada we never talk about a Federal Minimum wage and it's been left to the Provinces to raise it to what they want

 

I think States should continue to have autonomy over that but simply have political pressure on them to raise it

 

I say this because the economy and cost of living and circumstances vary from region to region and making a standard minimum wage for the whole Nation that suits everyone would be impossible

 

$11/h might get you by better in Kansas better than $14/h would in California or New York

 

Here where I live even in the same Province it's huge the difference. Go to Toronto and a house is $1 Million and a rent $2000 a month plus

 

Go to London which is not a small city and houses sell for $200,000 (1 fifth the price) and rents go $1000 or under (half the price)

 

If even in the same State or Province economic circumstances and cost of living can change so much, at a National level it definitely would!

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whore

I’m a student who’s been on $7.50 for the past year, and yeah, I get around for someone who doesn’t live on that wage, but if I had to live on that?? I don’t know where I would be

Mad respect for anyone who can pass by with that kind of wage 

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Bad Monster Kid
10 minutes ago, Economy said:

I don't think that's such a good idea. Here in Canada we never talk about a Federal Minimum wage and it's been left to the Provinces to raise it to what they want

 

I think States should continue to have autonomy over that but simply have political pressure on them to raise it

 

I say this because the economy and cost of living and circumstances vary from region to region and making a standard minimum wage for the whole Nation that suits everyone would be impossible

 

$11/h might get you by better in Kansas better than $14/h would in California or New York

 

Here where I live even in the same Province it's huge the difference. Go to Toronto and a house is $1 Million and a rent $2000 a month plus

 

Go to London which is not a small city and houses sell for $200,000 (1 fifth the price) and rents go $1000 or under (half the price)

 

If even in the same State or Province economic circumstances and cost of living can change so much, at a National level it definitely would!

I get cost of living in rural vs urban areas but even the people living in rural areas can’t survive on $10 or less an hour. I grew up in a small town in west central to llinois. When I go back It’s sad to see friends and neighbors  struggling to pay bills and put proper food on the table. $12 minimum is needed across the board in my opinion. 

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