Apparently the recession changed my political views

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Kasz216 said:

Less people make minimium wage then they did back then Manus....

as has been stated countless times before. 

Your minimium wage arguement is without basis... since many less people make minimium wage in the bottom 20%... and many less people are under the poverty line. 

Poverty line being a much better indicator then minimium wage for the status of the poor.

How many people make minimum wage or how many people live in poverty has absolutely nothing to do with the gap between rich and poor.

Obvioulsy less people are going to make minimum wage if minimum wage is lower, and less people are going to live in poverty if you keep the same or similar definition of poverty over time.