A government-appointed commission announced that Germany would raise its minimum wage twice over the next two years. The move would give Germans the second-highest minimum wage in the EU, after Luxembourg.

  • Almacca@aussie.zone
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    14 hours ago

    Why do even modest improvements happen by 2027 or some other far flung date, but cuts can happen overnight?

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      13 hours ago

      Because lobbyists get angry and markets get nervous when you mandate a change overnight, but no one seems to care if people get nervous angry