Birdwatch Note Rating
2022-12-21 20:23:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4013C3ECD5243BF8D14277EB2134E6A48BCD34AA7D4F4DE65E746671FD7B2941
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Congressional Republicans generally did not support legislation increasing the minimum wage. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/26/joe-biden-coronavirus-stimulus-bill-aid-package https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardmcgahey/2021/02/27/republicans-in-washington-block-bidens-vital-minimum-wage-increase/ Consumers of various income levels, not only minimum wage earners, are reported as "living paycheck to paycheck" due to inflation. https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/10/10/23396981/consumers-living-paycheck-to-paycheck-inflation-bills Increased inflation reduces real wages. https://www.forbes.com/sites/qai/2022/10/13/inflation-goes-up-and-wages-go-downagain/?sh=6984b7a76f86 https://www.stlouisfed.org/on-the-economy/2022/feb/relationship-wage-growth-inflation-one-recession-later
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