Yeah I often see people discussing minimum wages and living wages, this was a different concept I stumbled upon for people to think about, which makes sense for society to consider because if workers have families they’re not simply trying to earn a “living wage” (enough for them) but also enough for kids and/or spouse, etc.
family wage: enough to support a whole family by one breadwinner (traditionally thought of as an individual male; even with dual breadwinners you could still have an idea of how much a “family wage” would be that pays for the costs of the whole family)
living wage: enough to support an individual
minimum legal wage: legally allowed minimum to pay per hour (I don’t know how common it has been for a minimum wage to be enough to raise a family)
Economics: The Family Wage ( infogalactic.com )
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There's a steep decline in pay compared to the value workers add to the economy, closely tracking the fall in union membership. ( lemmy.world )
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Push For A 4-Day Work Week Picks Up Steam — And Critics ( www.foxnews.com )
Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor) by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 ( www.papalencyclicals.net )
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Fennecs ( lemmy.ml )