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Originally Posted by lozen
I saw some stats that its like 7-10 % of Americans have two jobs. Keep in mind minimum wage , no free healthcare . No social safety net......
I do and they got massive raises in wages .
Let’s not kid ourselves, before 2021-22 inflation, having 2 jobs for the bottom was still common ….
https://www.census.gov/library/stori...n-one-job.html
« Over the entire 22-year time period from the second quarter of 1996 to the first quarter of 2018, the multiple jobholding rate has averaged 7.2% of all employed individuals, according to the LEHD data ».
« The multiple jobholding rate increased from 6.8% in the second quarter of 1996 to 7.8% in the first quarter of 2018 ».
Inflation isn’t the problem for the poorest , it’s the god damn bad US economic system that is bad for a very long time , only being profitable for the top tier .
2019 article .
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/min...wage-jobs/#app
« America's unemployment rate is at a half-century low, but it also has a job-quality problem that affects nearly half the population, with a study finding 44% of U.S. workers are employed in low-wage jobs that pay median annual wages of $18,000 ».
In that crazy U.S. economics , only inflation raises wages it seem .
Yeah. I healthcare but who ses fault is it ?
Inflationary ? Not really …..it’s political choices .