Today is Friday and holiday! So let's talk about minimum wage, and what "money" means in a general term. If this is something that grabs your attention, give a read:

https://jeferson.me/blog/2025/08/15/rich-and-super-rich

#Inequality #Economy #CEO #MinimumWage #Rich #Poor #Wealth #WealthGap #Taxation #Capitalism

Death to CEO

A blunt exploration of minimum wage, rich definitions, and why taxing excessive earnings can reshape society.

https://www.alojapan.com/1344342/minimum-wage-talks-whos-looking-out-for-small-enterprises/ Minimum Wage Talks: Who’s Looking Out for Small Enterprises? #economy #editorial #editorials #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #labor #MinimumWage #news #ShigeruIshiba #SmallAndMediumEnterprises #VirtuousEconomicCycle #WageHike このページを 日本語 で読む The government has decided that in 2025 the minimum wage increase will be the largest on record. New guidelines for the national average minimum wage have been issued by the Central Minimum Wages Coun

Minimum Wage Talks: Who’s Looking Out for Small Enterprises?

このページを 日本語 で読む The government has decided that in 2025 the minimum wage increase will be the largest on record. New guidelines for the national average minimum wage have been is…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #economy #editorial #editorials #JapanTopics #labor #MinimumWage #news #ShigeruIshiba #smallandmediumenterprises #virtuouseconomiccycle #wagehike
https://www.alojapan.com/1344342/minimum-wage-talks-whos-looking-out-for-small-enterprises/

President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a review of civil servant pay and benefits after a rise in early resignations, questioning if entry-level salaries are near minimum wage and calling for improvements by 2027.
#YonhapInfomax #CivilServantPay #LeeJaeMyung #MinistryOfPersonnelManagement #MinimumWage #EarlyResignation #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=76455
President Lee Orders Review of Civil Servant Pay Amid 'Exodus' Concerns—Questions If Wages Are at Minimum Level

President Lee Jae-myung has ordered a review of civil servant pay and benefits after a rise in early resignations, questioning if entry-level salaries are near minimum wage and calling for improvements by 2027.

Yonhap Infomax
Minimum wage laws protect all workers, not just full-time employees. #KnowYourRights #MinimumWage #EmploymentLaw #HuprichLawFirm

Attacking the “Idle” Poor, But the Real Freeloaders Are the Rich
The GOP is defending its cruel budget bill with ancient tropes about the industrious rich and “undeserving” poor.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-beautiful-bill-gop-medicaid-snap-labor

If the unemployed are dole bludgers, what the fuck are the idle rich? (1979)
Redback Graphix (1979 – 1994)
Artist: Michael Callaghan (04 Nov 1952 – 19 May 2012)

#Art #Capitalism #minimumwage #posters #unemployed #unwagedworkers #workingpoor

Which nations have the highest and lowest minimum wages across Europe?

Millions of workers across the EU continue to earn minimum wage. The thresholds are intended to provide a basic standard of living for workers, although the levels have often failed to increase with inflation.

Euronews Business takes a close look at minimum wages across Europe, comparing both euro value and purchasing power.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250808-which-nations-have-the-highest-and-lowest-minimum-wages-across-europe?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MinimumWage #Europe #Labour #Work #Wages #PurchasingPower #CostOfLiving

Which nations have the highest and lowest minimum wages across Europe?

Millions of workers across the EU continue to earn minimum wage. The thresholds are intended to provide a basic standard of living for workers, although the levels have often failed …

Euronews
1️⃣ L.A. eyes $30/hr minimum wage before 2028 Olympics
🗞️ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/economy/olympics-los-angeles-2028-economy.html
👥: @UniteHere11 @CityofLA
#MinimumWage #LA2028 #LaborRights

Japan Panel Urges Record Minimum Pay Hike in Bright Sign for BOJ

A panel advising Japan’s government called for a record increase to the minimum wage for a second straight year, sending a positive signal to the Bank of Japan as it pursues…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #BANKOFJAPAN/THE #Economicgrowth #economics #finance #government #inflation #JapanTopics #labor #markets #MinimumWage #news #policy #world
https://www.alojapan.com/1338840/japan-panel-urges-record-minimum-pay-hike-in-bright-sign-for-boj/