this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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TranscriptA tweet saying "100k a year to take someone's order at Taco Bell . Totally makes sense.". It has a reply saying "Where the hell did you get that number? If someone's working enough hours to make that on $15 an hour, they deserve it. $15 an hour, a person working 40 a week makes $31,200 a year." the reply has 2 likes.

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[–] misteloct@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago

Wage theft is the largest form of theft in the US. Business owners think it's abhorrent when they get robbed, so they steal 100x the amount from their employees to make it right. You slap their face, they amputate your limb.