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stouset
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I’m sorry but this is a ridiculous take. $0.05/hr is $104 a year for a full-time job. Zero people are going to have that be the tipping point for them to take on a monotonous, often physically draining job that they’d otherwise turn down.
Spooky23
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You underestimate the low end of the labor market. People may not jump for a nickel, but they absolutely will for $0.25-0.30.
Pulcinella
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Yes that is my point. What business owners consider "significant" and what sane people consider significant are often quite different.
stouset
72 days ago
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I apologize, I misread this and thought you were suggesting that $0.05
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