Living life has gotten more expensive, but the minimum wage hasn’t reflected that reality at all in the last 10 years.
Source: The federal minimum wage hasn’t increased since 2009
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staying put
Less than 10 percent of Americans moved for work in 2018-19, in part because job skills are less interchangeable.
Source: The share of Americans relocating hit a new low – Axios
bad faith ghosts
We did Ghostbusters (2016) dirty and it’s because some jerks changed the conversational playing field. 
Source: The Ghostbusters backlash didn’t change movies. But it was a bad omen. – Vox
the final indignity
This has been going on for years.
Source: U.S. companies are forcing workers to train their own foreign replacements – Axios
no one needs to see that
There’s no actual requirement that you bring everything about yourself to work, just the pressure from all quarters to do exactly that.
drug use follows economic hardship
I’m willing to bet the same can be said of other drug use in other areas following a decline in business investment, massive job losses and other problems.
well what’s *your* idea
There’s a big crisis in housing as lawmakers try to free up areas for multi-family units and entrenched homeowners and conservatives seek to keep them out.
Source: Ibraheem Samirah’s Virginia zoning reform ends single-family zoning – Vox
broadband measurement stinks
“Urged” is an understatement considering the lack of oversight telecom companies enjoy.
Source: FCC Urged To Collect Better Information About Broadband Deployment, Price 12/27/2019
“get another job”
Oh thanks, none of us have thought of that.
best wishes / kindest regards
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