In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (established by the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines). The limitations of how the federal government calculates poverty understate how far the minimum wage is from economic security for workers and their families.

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Think of how many pieces of Avocado toast you get for $763/month: these people are living the life!

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      14 hours ago

      You could literally just grow your own avocados and use the unlimited flour to make your own toast, thats like infinite money. Why are poor people so stupid and useless? It’s like all they do is buy drugs and alcohol and beg the rich/moral people to pay for it and do everything for them. I can’t believe how lazy some people are.

      Still /s, in case that isn’t clear enough