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by pandem 2923 days ago
I think I heard recently on NPR that an American making minimum wage earns enough to buy 100k kcal per day. (Sorry, no source)

If you compare that to countries where people actually starve you should be able to see the difference
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Cthulhu_ 2923 days ago
What about being able to rent or buy a house in addition to feeding yourself?

Besides, there's a lot of "jobs" out there right now where minimum wage does not apply - the service industry (where it has to be filled by tips, which are voluntary, but if you don't tip you're both 'stealing' people's wages and will get shit treatment), the "gig economy", etcetera.

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aardvark291 2923 days ago
> earns enough to buy 100k kcal per day

Calories alone is a pretty limited view of nutrition. Sure, I could drink vegetable oil or eat donuts for every meal...

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