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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I just hate that they focus on broad strokes and not the "whys". Like income inequality lessening... OK yes it sounds great... And the year on year increasing minimum wage is great for those on the minimum wage BUT consider why income inequality is lessening;

Minimum wage is increasing steadily to reach their £9ish target. OK. Meanwhile... Most of us who are on ABOVE minimum wage haven't seen a meaningful pay rise in nearly a decade. My hourly pay has gone up by maybe 30p in the last 4 years . So that's why the inequality is lessening... Because minimum wage is catching up with everyone else's wages which are completely ****ing stagnant. Woohoooo.

Yeah, it's a bit like saying the gender pay gap is improving, by slashing the higher paid male employees.