The interior ministry estimates 600,000 people joined protests across France, while the unions say the number was far higher.
  • panthera_@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    But higher wages will increase the cost of living as employers raise prices to pay to for the higher wages.

    • Ravenheart@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      This excuse always baffled me. You know they don’t HAVE to raise their prices, right? They could simply eat the cost and still be rolling in obscene amounts money. Let’s stop making excuses for corporate greed.

    • tyo_ukko@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      10 hours ago

      So, conversely, lower wages would make prices cheaper? By that token, I suppose you would be happy to have everyone’s salaries cut in, say, half?