this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2024
541 points (95.6% liked)

Work Reform

9931 readers
57 users here now

A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

Our Goals

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] marcos@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The "minimum" in "minimum wage" literally means that nobody can pay you less.

It has no etymological relation to the cost of living.

[โ€“] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Sure, if laws were based on semantics