Our border policies do an excellent job of providing an easily intimidated sub-minimum wage workforce to America’s businesses. Being illegal means that any labor dispute ends with them being deported if lucky or put in a camp if not.

This is all working as intended.

This snapped into crystal clarity for me at the opening of the pandemic when they turned on the money faucet for everyone, then slowly but surely rich people made sure that hose was pointed directly at them. The money is there just give it to the workers already

A $15 Federal Minimum Wage (FMW) was appropriate a decade ago, tho. It's not enough today.

In 1968, FMW was $1.60 (www.infoplease.com/business/lab...)

To have the same purchasing power in 2022 (www.measuringworth.com/calculators/...) a person would need $26.40.

im hoping trending comes to bluesky... since im here for breaking news! #twitterrefugee