Minimum Wage

[maharishi]

I slept poorly and not nearly enough last night. That left me zombified today, which means I tend to have high social anxiety and have difficulty thinking or expressing myself clearly. I often feel like I am being somewhat caustic when trying to converse in groups when in this state. I really, really don't mean to be. I had an unfulfilling

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[aprilstarchild]

I dunno about a minimum living wage, but there's cradle-to-grave social services in Scandinavian countries, and they have excellent standards of living in general, are happier, and have far less economic inequality.

But it has to be said that they have a less individualistic society in general than we do. Your average person in Sweden has a generally favorable view of the social services provided by the government. On the other hand, your average Brit looks down on people on their equivalent of welfare, just as much if not more than an American would.

So while I'm in favor of that idea as well, I'm not sure it would necessarily work in the United States.