• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It stopped being a cultural thing decades ago. Now it’s about about companies not paying employees a living wage and America’s right wing constantly blocking legislation that would force employers to pay people enough to have shelter and food.

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      1 year ago

      ~It actually started as an economic thing too, because businesses during the great depression weren’t able to consistently pay living wages.~

      Edit: I was wrong, see below