UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml to shitposting@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhatever gets us to class consciousnesslemmy.mlimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1795arrow-down117
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minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down11·2 months agoNo they are not and the median wage is up almost $16 over that same period. This image is a lesson in why you don’t lie or make a point that is already sound — it kneecaps your entire argument.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoThis isn’t about median wage; this is about minimum wage.
minus-squarePhil_in_herelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoUsing the median wage to prove life is good is like using the median temperature of mass in the solar system to to prove its hot. Spoiler: it’s fucking not.
No they are not and the median wage is up almost $16 over that same period. This image is a lesson in why you don’t lie or make a point that is already sound — it kneecaps your entire argument.
This isn’t about median wage; this is about minimum wage.
Using the median wage to prove life is good is like using the median temperature of mass in the solar system to to prove its hot.
Spoiler: it’s fucking not.