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Yes — the minimum wage was designed to be a universal living wage.
Its purpose was to guarantee that every worker could meet basic needs without relying on public assistance.

#minimumwage #publicassistance

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💵 Was the Minimum Wage Meant to Be a Living Wage?

Yes — that was the entire point. When the U.S. federal minimum wage was created in 1938 under the Fair Labor Standards Act, lawmakers described its purpose in explicit terms: To ensure that every w…

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Global News Lethbridge Apr 16

Calgary police investigating March shooting, seeking public assistance
Calgary police are asking for the public's help investigating a shooting after two men showed up at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in late March with gunshot wounds.
#Crime #CalgaryShooting #EmpireBanquetHall
https://globalnews.ca/news/11805020/calgary-police-march-shooting-public-assistance/

Global News Edmonton Apr 16

Calgary police investigating March shooting, seeking public assistance
Calgary police are asking for the public's help investigating a shooting after two men showed up at the Peter Lougheed Hospital in late March with gunshot wounds.
#Crime #CalgaryShooting #EmpireBanquetHall
https://globalnews.ca/news/11805020/calgary-police-march-shooting-public-assistance/

Global News Okanagan Mar 26

OPP seek suspect after alleged identity fraud used to buy luxury vehicle in B.C.
Police say a suspect has used a fraudulent piece of ID in Ontario and B.C., to purchase a luxury vehicle. They are urging the public to help identify a suspect.
#Canada #Crime #IdentityTheft #OPP
https://globalnews.ca/news/11747006/opp-seek-suspect-fraud/

CBC Windsor Mar 12

Police ask for public's help to find suspect in fatal stabbing of Nancy Grewal
Police are requesting public assistance in an ongoing homicide investigation into the death of a Windsor, Ont., resident, Nancy Grewal, in nearby LaSalle.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/police-ask-for-public-s-help-to-find-suspect-in-fatal-stabbing-of-nancy-grewal-9.7125779?cmp=rss

WIST Quotations Mar 10

A quotation from Lincoln

If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government.

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American lawyer, politician, US President (1861-65)
Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government

More about this quote: wist.info/lincoln-abraham/1319…

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Lincoln, Abraham - Speech (1854-07-01?), fragment on government | WIST Quotations

If all men were just, there would still be some, though not so much, need of government. The date was assigned (arbitrarily?) to the fragment by Nicolay and Hay. The speech or lecture it was written for is not recorded.

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