why am i the only person on the planet that seems to be concerned by this?
even this board seems to be completely indolent. oh great you go around graffitiing petrol pumps making minimum wage workers jobs harder with your stupid anti democrat propaganda.
how many of you have gone to your bosses and asked for a raise in line with inflation?
nah, youd rather try and spend your way out of the problem by buying silver
my last employer (my last employer for this reason) i approached for a raise in line with my agreed career development - which didnt even include allowances for hyper inflation - and they told me to shove it up my ass because "times were tough", because of the current economic climate.
what a crock of shit - they were a manufacturing company, yes supply chains were tight so production was limited and costs were high, but margins were sky high because supply shortages had rocketed the selling price.
companies are making record profits from decreased volumes and they arent willing to help out their workers who are struggling to afford to feed themselves.
why dont salaries expand with price increases? things cost more, companies make more money, they can pay their employees more, the employees can afford to buy more things for more money, companies make more money. this is the same reason why minimum wage should increase, it would actually increase companies turn over because people willl have more money in their pockets to spend.
if companies cant afford to pay their employees a living wage or increase their salaries inline with inflation then they cant afford employees and should shut up shop.
but oh no, retarded scab NPCs don't even realise they are being paid less year in year out for the same work, and companies profit of their ignorance. if you arent willing to accept the pay cut, they will find some scab who will.