@blogdiva I wonder what would happen if even 10-15% of the people working for less than a living wage in expensive locations took their skills to other markets where the cost of living was lower.

@blogdiva @DoomsdaysCW I did this for my county in Idaho and min wage is *lower* than poverty wage by 27¢/hour.

@blogdiva
...and then whine about the low birth rate. On a dying planet.

@blogdiva My daughter's union just sent a note with the information for Boston--$30.74--and the East Bay area--$30.91. Meanwhile, baristas there make $18 as the base pay starting. LITERALLY perpetuating the debt and poverty.

ABOLISH BILLIONAIRES

❝ The Living Wage Calculator’s estimates are based on the costs of eight components, each of which represents a basic need: childcare, civic engagement, food, health care. housing, internet & mobile, transportation, and other necessities… [i͟t͟] d͟o͟e͟s͟ n͟o͟t͟ b͟u͟d͟g͟e͟t͟ f͟o͟r͟ e͟a͟t͟i͟n͟g͟ o͟u͟t͟ a͟t͟ a͟ r͟e͟s͟t͟a͟u͟r͟a͟n͟t͟ o͟r͟ m͟e͟a͟l͟s͟ t͟h͟a͟t͟ a͟r͟e͟n͟’t͟ p͟r͟e͟p͟a͟r͟e͟d͟ a͟t͟ h͟o͟m͟e͟; l͟e͟i͟s͟u͟r͟e͟ t͟i͟m͟e͟, h͟o͟l͟i͟d͟a͟y͟s͟, o͟r͟ u͟n͟p͟a͟i͟d͟ v͟a͟c͟a͟t͟i͟o͟n͟s͟; o͟r͟ s͟a͟v͟i͟n͟g͟s͟, r͟e͟t͟i͟r͟e͟m͟e͟n͟t͟, a͟n͟d͟ o͟t͟h͟e͟r͟ l͟o͟n͟g͟-t͟e͟r͟m͟ f͟i͟n͟a͟n͟c͟i͟a͟l͟ i͟n͟v͟e͟s͟t͟m͟e͟n͟t͟s͟.

https://livingwage.mit.edu/pages/methodology

#classWar

@blogdiva They want serfs back