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California voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32(abc7.com)

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snooggums@lemmy.world
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I mean, better than not going up but $18 would have been reasonable years ago and now it should be far higher.

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Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Last time I checked 25 bucks is cost of living but it’s been a couple years. I wouldn’t be surprised if it should be higher now.

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felixwhynot@lemmy.world
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Can’t wait to see the campaigns against this lmao

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roofuskit@lemmy.world
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The best part is there’s a lot of data now about how the raise in minimum wage has helped in California.

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sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip
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https://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/

Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575

Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54

Avg One Bed Rent: $1724

Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33

Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161

Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52

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So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage…

… all ignoring taxes on your income.

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kemsat@lemmy.world
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That’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.

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Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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If minimum wage is always 10+ years behind what a living wage should be, what’s the point? People can’t survive on $18 an hour, so the focus should only be on living wage.

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gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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An important note I feel was fucking unnecessary in this, though I did vote yes because I’m not a moron:

Inflation Adjustments Paused Until 2027. The minimum wage would be adjusted for inflation every year starting in 2027. These adjustments would follow the current rules described earlier.

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