• ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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    15 hours ago

    On the plus side - if there ever was a plus side to anything Trump does - this might drive up wages for the remaining employees, and/or to attract fresh new recruits to fill up the missing roles.

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      15 hours ago

      Unlikely. It will still be minimum wage. Amazon (I don’t think) wasn’t paying immigrants cash under the table at half-rate.

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        15 hours ago

        I’m not so sure, see. And the reason is: if people who are traditionally willing to accept low wages don’t apply for jobs at Amazon fulfillment centers for fear of being kidnapped by the GestapoICE, then Bezos will have to start attracting people who aren’t quite content with minimum wage.

        Not to mention, if Bezos’ slave wage shops start being known as ICE hunting grounds, even the latter might want to give working there a pass altogether.

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          1 hour ago

          All the rich have to do is keep raising rent, keep home prices high, and continue lobbying to take our rights away… so far, they have been wildly successful with zero evidence of it slowing.

          The price I’m paying now for a 2 bedroom apartment in the suburbs in a “pretty good” complex is $2200/m. It’s not fancy, just average.

          10 years ago, in the same area, I rented a three story, three bedroom, two car garage townhome for $1500.

          I am making about the same amount of money now than I was then. I’ll take that amount, because more isn’t possible to find right now.

          Minimum wage in my area is ~$16.50

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          11 hours ago

          Unfortunately people willing to accept minimum wage jobs are frequently willing to accept any minimum wage jobs. They’re living on that next paycheck, they often don’t have the luxury of choice