Remind me again how corporations have our best interests at heart

    • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      7 months ago

      I’m in Aus and near me hashbrowns are $2.80, so almost exactly the same (US$1.83). The difference is I can buy 8 hashbrowns with change for an hour at minimum wage here. That’s still double the number you could get, even at this cheaper price.

        • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          7 months ago

          I’m not sure if you’re saying Australia’s or the US’ is pathetic. Aussie one could definitely use an improvement in my opinion, and I think the US one does get brought up too much in discussions here about minimum wage. Like yeah, compared to them we look great. But it needs a big boost to cover the cost of living crisis.

          • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            edit-2
            7 months ago

            Aussie. I am Aussie, both are pathetic though.

            The minimum someone should be paid is enough to support a full and happy life + retirement.

              • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                4
                ·
                7 months ago

                Kinda? I think basically everyone now is realising that CPI doesn’t properly account for living costs of the underclasses. Given the like widespread increases in homelessness we’re seeing and associated rent/mortgage stress.

                • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  2
                  ·
                  7 months ago

                  Look, that’s fair. You could absolutely make a good argument that CPI doesn’t cover the real inflation rate. The ‘Vimes Boots’ Index proves as much. But I kinda get frustrated when people directly compare our systems as if they’re equally shit. We’re starting from a way better place, even if we should get more.

                  • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                    link
                    fedilink
                    arrow-up
                    2
                    ·
                    7 months ago

                    I feel like anything that violates human dignity is unacceptable, and degrees only really make sense to determine if we can’t work on them all at once. Pointing out that things are worse in the USA is sort of like pointing out that there are people in war zones who’d love to be homeless in australia. There’s not really acceptable levels of human misery to dole out, particularly in one of the wealthiest per capita nations that have ever existed in all of human history.

                    Our education system is crumbling, our wages are completely fucked, our health system is collapsing, we’ve pillaged our infrastructure and natural resources. Like yeah, it’s worse in the USA but that doesn’t make it better.