• Delta_V@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    “Low unemployment” isn’t a useful metric when the minimum wage isn’t enough to live on, and the implication that people should be grateful for “low unemployment” is insulting to people who work full time and still can’t afford food and housing.

    Its counterproductive to cite unemployment numbers when trying to rally support for current representatives, unless you can also show that wages are increasing.

    Simply referring to the number of jobs that exist feels dismissive and alienating. Instead, you’d get a stronger propaganda effect by citing the number of GOOD jobs that exist - jobs that pay a living wage.