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Shipwack

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12. Wait a moment...

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 02:10 AM

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Cardenas, who nearly doubled her hourly pay to $43.50 per hour, said she plans to pursue more training, which will mean an even higher salary and more responsibility. It also means financial freedom.

So in order to have “financial freedom” in the US, you have to be making more than $43 an hour? I mean, good for her, but the majority of US workers ~~have trouble breaking $25, no?~~

Sorry, I just remembered I have access to the world’s knowledge in my hand, so I looked it up. Overall average is $29, though for people of color it’s $23.

And still the minimum wage is stagnant.

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