‘No social life, no plans, no savings’: Americans aren’t reaping benefits of booming US economy
‘No social life, no plans, no savings’: Americans aren’t reaping benefits of booming US economy
While some were optimistic about stabilizing costs, others told the Guardian high prices continue to squeeze finances
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Americans are still waiting for the trickle down. The billionaires are doing great however...
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Either the economy is not booming, or the economy is irrelevant, because financial everything in the real world is fucking terrible.
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living wages would go a long way but neither of the two ruling parties want to address it or anything else
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living wages would go a long way but neither of the two ruling parties want to address it or anything else
Well here's Democrats working on it it at both the Federal and State level. So your statement is at best incomplete.
At the Federal level:
Started effort in 2015: Democrats introduce bill to hike federal minimum wage to $15 per hour
Started effort In 2023: Democrats push for $17 minimum wage by 2028
At the state level:
Minimum wage bills pushed by Democrats in at least 30 states, including Utah
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