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🚨🚨 Oakland just elected a new mayor who thinks a $50 minimum wage will solve inflation pic.twitter.com/MFO9cWpwkp — JOSH DUNLAP (@JDunlap1974) February 1, 2026 Barbara Lee got sworn in as Oakland Mayor back in May 2025 and she aint wasting …
New Yorkers will see minimum wage hikes on New Year’s Day, with the rate rising to $17 per hour in the Big Apple, Westchester and Long Island while reaching $16 in the rest of the state. The $0.50-an-hour hikes will …
Read more: https://t.co/2YyHIZcWMw. — More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) November 25, 2025
Eliminating the tipped wage in D.C. has led to higher prices and fewer restaurant jobs. https://reason.com/video/2024/11/21/why-these-workers-want-a-lower-minimum-wage/ — When labor activists came to Washington, D.C. demanding higher wages for restaurant workers, they clashed with an unexpected adversary: restaurant workers. A few …
Soon they will start approving 40-50yr mortgages to pretend its affordable because “the monthly payment is only 60% of your income, totally affordable!” I’ve been saying this for years. It’s the high prices not the rate. It’s time for the …
The second the U.S. went off the Gold Standard, workers have gotten their wealth stolen from them via suppressed wage growth byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts Home prices need to fall -40% or incomes need to rise +60% just to return the housing …
They say the economy’s fine. That’s the first lie. You walk through any town that used to have factories, used to have warehouses, used to have jobs, and you don’t see recovery. You see silence. Long-term unemployment just hit a …
With over 800,000 job losses and counting in 2025 so far and I’m almost impossible job market were even well qualified. Individuals are having a hard time landing a new job. This could easily be the worst job market ever. …
Real wage purchasing power down 89% since gold standard ended. The average hourly wage (in gold terms) just hit a new all-time low, going all the way back to 1963 The real purchasing power of the average wage for an …
Student loans are cracking. Retail margins are gone. Same pressure. Different fronts. Borrowers are defaulting into wage garnishment. Retailers are stuck with early inventory and no restock window. Both moved too soon. The SAVE plan stalled. Notices went out. Interest …
Retirement plans get cashed out, fast food becomes unaffordable, and “feeling financially free” now means half a million a year or bust. The working class is melting down in real time, but don’t worry, the White House says the economy …
Prices climbed faster than paychecks again this quarter. Beef just broke $6.12. Social Security faces a mandatory 24% slash starting January 2033. And 40% of U.S. workers now earn less than the inflation-adjusted cost of living. Indeed’s real-pay tracker posted …
More and more older Americans are finding themselves stuck in a reality they never expected—working minimum wage jobs deep into their 60s and 70s. In this video, we take a closer look at the growing trend of baby boomers and …
Japan wage shock: Real wages plunge to -2.1% YoY, the worst in two years, and a deflationary disaster for the BOJ which puts a final nail in any hiking plans. If anything, BOJ should restart NIRP and boost QE (but …
Oakland just elected a new mayor who thinks a $50 minimum wage will solve inflation pic.twitter.com/SKz70z8pj8 — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 22, 2025
Maniacal DC Obama Judges Beryll Howell and her running dog James Boasberg – a picture of pure liberal insanity. Since returning to the White House on January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump has been met with an unprecedented onslaught …
Osaka Ramen serves both traditional and non-traditional ramen, with a variety of broth and protein options. The menu also includes bento boxes, sides and desserts. The restaurant announced on Wednesday that it will close its doors for good in less …
So public transit is a multi-trillion biz with magnificent margins, yes (that’s essentially what he’s saying)? These people sound like 1990s televangelist pastors asking for $ on TV from minimum wage workers in the rust belt. https://t.co/9HeqGCbezM — Gordon Johnson …
The owner of a popular waffle shop in West Seattle said she had no choice but to shut down her business after the city’s new minimum wage law went into effect on New Year’s Day — hiking hourly pay to …
Struggling student loan borrowers can see if they qualify for a deferment or forbearance, experts say. If you’re out of work, you can request an unemployment deferment with your servicer. If you’re dealing with another financial challenge, meanwhile, you may …
The McDonald’s at San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has closed its doors after 30 years in business. The franchisee owner, Scott Roderick, cited two main reasons for the closure: Rent and Property Taxes: The landlord was unwilling to negotiate a long-term and sensible rent for the Stonestown …
Truckers used to make $110K per year on average. Now many are homeless. So what happened? We dug into it as part of our new Class Room series, which looks at how jobs that used to provide a solid, middle …
The moderator asked Lee to defend her call for a $50-an-hour minimum wage during the event, noting that it is “seven times the current national minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.” When asked how that would be economically sustainable for …
“But he eliminated the PTO program, first launched in 2021, at the start of the year “to prepare for the increase in wages in 2024,” he said.” “The new California law doesn’t apply to employees at full-service chains such as …
Pizza Hut franchise is laying off 366 delivery drivers because of California’s new $20/hour fast food wages Two Pizza Hut operators in California are eliminating their in-house delivery services at hundreds of stores, resulting in more than 1,200 driver layoffs, …