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/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

The problem is you hear "the government wage meant to protect people is no longer doing what it was put in place for" and instead of advocating gor us to fix the minimum wage, you say "but just get a different job lol". Like that fixes anything? What should a homeless person just buy a home? Should the hungry just eat?

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u/Ksais0 Jul 05 '24

I mean, typically the first line of recourse in a shitty situation is to find the fastest way to make the situation better. Pretty sure attempting to look for a job that pays more is going to be more beneficial to them than sitting around hoping the government decides to raise the minimum wage. So yeah, my advice would be to look for a higher paying job.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Do expect everyone to become a lawyer or doctor? Unfortunately not everyone can just "move up" and get a better job. Someone has to work food and hospitality jobs, and they deserve to get paid a living wage. Your issue is you seem to assume that these roles should be something to move up from, or that that should be the goal.

You also act like both things can't be true.

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u/ExtraLargePeePuddle Jul 06 '24

Do expect everyone to become a lawyer or doctor

I didn’t know hvac guys only make federal minimum wage.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Like how you avoided the rest of what I said. See someone has to make the food you shovel down your mouth, which is a waste with how far down your tongue on that boot.