... that governments can set minimum wages that keep pace with living costs and preserve fairness. The U.S. has chosen a different path. It is time to 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨, 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. Anything less is not law—it’s a mockery of justice.

... structural precarity under the guise of legality.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚

The FLSA is not broken because it never protected anyone. It is broken because 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮.

Other countries have demonstrated ...👇

.. limits, and enforcement frameworks still exist under the FLSA. But its central wage provision—the heart of the law’s promise—has failed. “Fair” no longer describes reality; it describes intent, long outdated. A labour standard that does not evolve becomes a trap, maintaining ... 👇

In these countries, low-wage workers have a realistic chance of meeting basic living costs. In the U.S., the federal minimum wage remains far below a living wage, frozen for 17 years, and heavily reliant on tipping in service sectors.

𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙫𝙨. 𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

Overtime protections, child labour ...👇

Workers can cover essentials without tipping or supplemental income.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙙𝙤𝙢: National Living Wage ~$14.40/hr with strong enforcement and penalties for underpayment.

𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮: Minimum wage ~$12.90/hr, strong labour protections, and almost universal coverage.
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Its protections are uneven, its moral authority eroded, and millions of low-wage workers are left behind—not by accident, but by neglect.

𝘼 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚

Contrast the U.S. approach with other advanced economies:
𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖: Minimum wage ~$16.40/hr (indexed to inflation and wage growth).
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Full-time work no longer guarantees basic economic security—it guarantees dependency.

𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩

Congress has allowed the federal floor to stagnate. States and cities set higher minimums, but the FLSA remains the national baseline.
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙥

In the U.S., many service-sector workers rely on tips for survival. This shifts the responsibility for a living wage from employer to customer. Income becomes volatile, and structural inequality is baked into the system.
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Inflation, rising rents, healthcare, and food costs have eroded its real value. A cheeseburger costs $2.40, yet full-time work at $7.25 barely buys a handful of meals per hour. Meanwhile, average hourly wages soar above $37 in many sectors. The FLSA calls this fair. Reality calls it absurd.
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Enforcement and record-keeping standards

Back then, “fair” had teeth. It protected workers from exploitation and set a baseline for decency. Today, however, the teeth are gone.

𝘼 𝙒𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨

The federal minimum has been frozen since 2009.
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Yet this wage is enshrined under the “Fair Labour Standards Act”. The name suggests justice. The reality screams neglect.

𝘼 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙊𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙

The FLSA was revolutionary in 1938. It introduced:

A national minimum wage floor

Overtime pay rules

Child labour restrictions

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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙩: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 “𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧” 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

$7.25 an hour in 2026.
A full-time worker earning the federal minimum makes roughly $15,000 a year before taxes. Housing, utilities, transport, healthcare, and basic living costs? Barely covered.
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😆😂😂
The mouth works but the brain struggles to answer what she doesn't know.
Ignorance is an amazing debility.
A classic instance of when it is "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."

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Either way, there was once
a tone that calmed more than it provoked.
And, quietly… I miss it.

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Sometimes a voice from the past
returns like a quiet evening breeze.
Listening again to 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙊𝙗𝙖𝙢𝙖,
I felt not politics, but pause —
a steadiness now strangely rare.
Perhaps memory is kind.
Perhaps the world has simply grown louder.
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𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥'𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣, 𝙉𝙞𝙭𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚!

The 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 will soon face pressure to do the same with 𝘿𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥, as well as 𝙋𝙖𝙢 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞 and 𝙆𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡.
Selective compliance and secrecy only deepen suspicion.

If you claim “Law & Order,” transparency is the test.

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮

Most “civilized” nations pursue anyone connected to Epstein.
Even 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘼𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙬 is paying a high price — and there’s more to come.

Yesterday, 𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙣 testified behind closed doors.
Honest people do that when they have 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙚.
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What a deceitful and vindictive administration.
The lies it employs to get in to grab a student!
And what for?
America could do with some education.
Every aspect of anything Trump touches is corrupt.

Yes, the truth will out.

Whatever you do don't let RFK Jr know!

Why is wily Wiles in a state of shock?
She's not deaf or blind.

Yes, it's only a matter of time ....

I suddenly felt an urge to eat an apple 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩!
Don't know why ...

... persistent ethics controversies, and a growing sense of institutional carelessness.

𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.
𝙐𝙣𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚.

Economic competence isn’t owned by left or right. What separates steady reform from reckless disruption is whether governments respect institutional guardrails and manage the human fallout.

Which is why parts of today’s 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 debate worry many observers: rapid disruption, ...👇

The era of 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 shows why this matters. Some point to lower inflation and the revival of 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨. Others remember mass unemployment and hollowed-out communities.

Both are true. The difference was how unevenly the pain was carried.
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𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙚-𝙎𝙖𝙬 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙨

Policy change always has a price — left or right.

There is no painless economic restructuring.
The real test of good governance is simple:
𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮?
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