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by RockIslandLine 2135 days ago
"Millions of people live every day with only a couple of dollars a day."

Not in the USA they don't. There is no possible way that an individual could pay for food, clothing, and shelter on that income.
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OCASM 2134 days ago
Sure, different countries have different living standards. That's the point. "Living wage" is an undefined, ever changing concept. Populist to the core.
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arp242 2134 days ago
What a strange argument; you can most certainly quantify living wage for a specific region by looking at the prices in said region.
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OCASM 2134 days ago
It's not only the prices but the specifics of what "livable" means. For some it just means the essentials, to others it includes luxuries.
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arp242 2134 days ago
No, it's defined fairly clearly.
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ric2b 2134 days ago
Where can I see the definition?
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