Minimum Wage Makes Me Poorer

Minimum wage increases made me more poor. Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!) Less hours and even more understaffed than before. After I get paid everything around me has gone up. California minimum wage going from $12 in 2020 to $16. I worked at the bank since 2020 making $15 an hour and getting $1 increase to now $19 an hour. Minimum wage from 12 to 16 is +33%, my income only went up +26%. cost of rent + 50%. cost of groceries +50%. There is no winning its only in the short term but long term this is hurting us all more than expected. pretty much every possible rule-violating political topic that could be touched on has been, so post is being locked.

A screenshot of a Reddit post about a worker whose pay increased while rent and grocery costs rose even more. The joke is that a nominal wage increase does not improve living standards when inflation and cost-of-living increases outpace income, turning a raise into greater financial hardship. The moderator comment adds a humorous political-context reaction by locking the post for supposedly violating every possible rule. EN: A screenshot of a Reddit post about a worker whose pay increased while rent and grocery costs rose even more. The joke is that a nominal wage increase does not improve living standards when inflation and cost-of-living increases outpace income, turning a raise into greater financial hardship. The moderator comment adds a humorous political-context reaction by locking the post for supposedly violating every possible rule.

• @eternalclassic / 82013 2026-01-18