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Originally Posted by merrylander
Define "living wage" and the cost of living is not the same everywhere. No I would not imagine that Mickey pays great wages, but if their employees qualify for food stamps that sucks. No idea what their food costs as we never eat there.
Consider that wages have gone backward over the last ten years, at least for the non 1%ers.
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In our county, a while back, the sheriffs were unsuccessfully negotiating for a raise when someone realized that at the rate of pay they were receiving, they qualified for food stamps. The sheriffs came to sign up for food stamps all together and invited the press..... They got their raise.