Why do you think U.S. workers’ salaries are not keeping pace with the cost of living?
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Nobody cares. Inflation goes up, but your pay never does.
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Jesse
Medical Unit Coordinator
Dorchester
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Raises aren’t keeping up with inflation. The average raise is only 4 percent.
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Christopher Morris
Assistant Business Manager
Everett
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Everything goes up but our salaries. The corporations are making more, but workers are getting less. |
Isabel Lopez
Labor/Community Coordinator
Hyde Park
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We spend too much money on the war and unnecessary things. We can’t afford to pay our workers but we can spend money overseas.
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Guirlene
Broadcaster
Somerville
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With the opening up of labor markets internationally, there’s a lack of appreciation for U.S. workers. There’s a perception that companies need to focus attention overseas instead of adequately compensating workers here. |
Gwendolyn Rodriguez
Outreach Organizer
Jamaica Plain
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The wages we make aren’t enough to cover the cost of living because executives are making more money. |
Indira Baez
Student
Hyde Park |
