Almost exactly what minimum wage was supposed to address!
verdantbanana@lemmy.world 2 months ago
now the pay is not enough to cover food and housing
the grocery stores and other places are running on skeleton crews putting further strain on the workers
getting to the point people are not able to afford to work in certain areas
whyrat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Cmor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not to mention that here in Mississippi we have the highest grocery tax in the country. Our elected officials do everything they can to keep the poor and near-poor down.