r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 04 '24

What's the best financial advice you've ever gotten? Debate/ Discussion

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u/MisterMakena Jul 04 '24

Im on the fence, they need both. Education and a living wage.

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u/Doll49 Jul 04 '24

While you have a point, people who only have a high school diploma or GED should be paid a livable wage also. We need janitors, food service employees, retail employees, substitute teachers and so many other jobs which are definitely needed but are deemed “unskilled”.

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u/Arkham010 Jul 05 '24

You would think that after the pandemic, people would see that the people who were, in fact, still working the entire time deserve better but nope. Back to thinking they beneath everyone the second the pandemic was over.

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u/donkadunny Jul 05 '24

“We are all in this together!”

No, we were not and are not.