<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:12:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/minimum-wage/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Minimum Wage and the Rising Cost of Living in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minimum wage, like we all know, is the lowest possible amount an employer can pay to their employees. And it's worth noting that minimum wage varies depending on the country you're in; it's not a universal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vickoly/minimum-wage-and-the-rising</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@vickoly/minimum-wage-and-the-rising</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vickoly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:51:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprNwBZoigdjFeJnSua2sy9DUiFCTqRSikc9M2bLDccNTLeUQnh1tAHEr3ftsg67PZSfLrW7wbNTmL72dFuxdLu7A3E74UFTupby2WUaeut1zEhBk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minimum Wage, Rising Cost of Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mention the term, ‘minimum wage’ in my country and you already have yourself a mouthful of conversations. Are we going to talk about how it took a lot of time, considerations, unwillingness, efforts and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@daverick/minimum-wage-rising-cost-of</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@daverick/minimum-wage-rising-cost-of</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daverick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:23:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqASPAqXGPakzgncLgnonBpRauPEjcNPTLL6v8UPnbqdUJxkmMFxtk7ERGSNvYYPNRTqAyFff3zqN4KbvAENp9oB4iuE49U6auGKBGXoeMT7qGCtqev6rSauoxsoFAP6cggULwHRcu3FXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Antony Davies: Talking about *Cooperation & Coercion* on Monday, April 12, 2021 (UPDATED with link to the recorded video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tonight (April 12) at 7:30p (CDT), Dr. Antony Davies will be on campus at Oklahoma State University presenting a lecture to the Free Enterprise Society about Cooperation & Coercion. The event will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@hyhy166/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed-1729664525443</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@hyhy166/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed-1729664525443</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hyhy166]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhx2LcRmDC7EfPqNibBaWg1AAi7Hw572JmV3Ljo98imhBQS4hEdFF5AS7ZU4VMydc8JKBuTozaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Antony Davies: Talking about *Cooperation & Coercion* on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7:30p CDT (will be livestreamed)]]></title><description><![CDATA[@@ -384,58 +384,91 @@ m.%0A%0A -I will update this post with a link to the +%5BHere is the link%5D( to the rebroadcast ( archive +) of @@ -481,51 +481,117 @@ cord -ed video sometime tomorrow (Tuesday,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@elvinvance/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed-1729663441407</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@elvinvance/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed-1729663441407</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elvinvance]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 06:04:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Impact of Inflation on Minimum Wage in Nigeria]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world is undergoing a difficult period presently, as regards the economic downfall that has plagued many nations. While this is almost a general issue, some countries suffer it more than others because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176874/@vickoly/the-impact-of-inflation-on-minimum-wage-in-nigeria-arj</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-176874/@vickoly/the-impact-of-inflation-on-minimum-wage-in-nigeria-arj</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-176874]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vickoly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 16:38:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgprNwBZoigdjFeJnTUnnwNc1zpKX5rbohur1fYwovPpGUhhGWXPDqyWzk99K3uA36ZQFbdHqSqaDpqfmwdF899qK1F5MvUjhkGZjx28HSH84VJ8VC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A logical response to raising minimum wage, based on current technology.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As liberals scream for higher minimum wage, they are blind to the inevitable results of this wage increase! Here is a very low cost solution for curing stupid minimum wages: Here's McDonald's plan for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@smithlabs/a-logical-response-to-raising-minimum-wage-based-on-current-technology</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@smithlabs/a-logical-response-to-raising-minimum-wage-based-on-current-technology</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smithlabs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 04:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr. Antony Davies: Talking about *Cooperation & Coercion* on Monday, April 12, 2021 (UPDATED with link to the recorded video)]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, 4/12/21, Dr. Antony Davies was on campus at Oklahoma State University presenting a lecture to the Free Enterprise Society about Cooperation & Coercion. The event was livestreamed on OStateTV.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@trostparadox/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-150329/@trostparadox/dr-antony-davies-talking-about-cooperation-and-coercion-on-monday-april-12-2021-at-7-30p-cdt-will-be-livestreamed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-150329]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trostparadox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhx2LcRmDC7EfPqNibBaWg1AAi7Hw572JmV3Ljo98imhBQS4hEdFF5AS7ZU4VMydc8JKBuTozaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minimum Wage and why it is Important]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was having a chat with a group of people, then someone asked why minimum wages are important? I didn't say much, I was trying to understand the angle at which he was seeing this, and one of the things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@busted1/minimum-wage-and-why-it-is-important</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@busted1/minimum-wage-and-why-it-is-important</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[busted1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Kz4AvTzHkfLtgU9osUsE2m1gxH9TGExGkY6sd7FmXz2NErwrNWYY89tUDRMpP7vuMGpCgEMZrE3MdccGrhWJDuSPXeVw298dMo1G9Thk1AAH6tCGeRWtfMBqsrYVSPYdPDuaSGM9bFfGqhkTHxnzsCe1bbha5xVxw7NVPXphDDvt9RDLwCPvACQXoqy1StXTmZVUZ2FmQX5f1LdjS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Is What Economic Control Looks Like, Boom - Episode 1816a]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increasing the minimum wages does not help the people, it might look like it does in the short run but in the long run they are exactly back to where they started or out of work. The real problem lays]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@x22report/this-is-what-economic-control-looks-like-boom-episode-1816a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@x22report/this-is-what-economic-control-looks-like-boom-episode-1816a</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x22report]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePY1ye1X87Sr5XXhJnpHwDpfWx5stTnf7bU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Hanauer: When a billionaire has lost connection to reality.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fascinating, that a billionaire can be so economically illiterate. He claims that the fact that there are more CEOs today than in the past is an argument for minimum wage - while keeping a straight face.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@torsten/nick-hanauer-when-a-billionaire-has-lost-connection-to-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@torsten/nick-hanauer-when-a-billionaire-has-lost-connection-to-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[torsten]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 01:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMXANr2u2hqr8L68HspKjWji9Hk3wvmNQoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[현 시점, 경제정책은 어떠해야 하는가]]></title><description><![CDATA[최근 고용 현황을 통해, 충격을 받은 청와대와 정부에 대하여, 자한당, 바미당, 그리고 한국의 재벌들과 수구 언론들은 연일, 정부의 경제정책을 비난하고 있다. 그들이 원하는것은 다른 것이 아니다. 소득주도 성장을 멈추고, 재벌들이 원하고, 부동산 투기세력이 원하는 규제 완화를 하라는 것. 여기에는, 민주당 원내대표에 출마한 김진표 의원도 동조하고 있다. 그러나,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/korean-economy/@seokjeff/6e7vwf</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/korean-economy/@seokjeff/6e7vwf</guid><category><![CDATA[korean-economy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[seokjeff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:31:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72CkVfq3qUHQ6apNroq5WDSQf7qbTBwLa9DWH7GttBEF2NxFwLVit7VnY82wz1jQbK4QrcWccUxGyM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Start Getting Used to Minimum Wage Surchares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something curious happened to me at Rudi's Deli in Winter Park, CO today. I ordered a very delicious sandwich, and paid with my credit card. Nothing strange so far. Rudi's uses Square for their POS, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@sendingtime/start-getting-used-to-minimum-wage-surchares</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@sendingtime/start-getting-used-to-minimum-wage-surchares</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sendingtime]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 23:39:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3auKdN6FdQE37fmU1mzm5SQCaFbTBw9c8H3f9XyjhjkFhP7CJJK6buuqHUrbhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Media on the BIG THREE media sites of the STEEM BLOCKCHAIN]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you game alone daily and want to stream? Do you make videos and put them on youtube? Do you like memes and can type a little? Trust me, you can if you put the work in make a little income from this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@teamhumble/10e079a0-1d61-11e8-9f46-298b69155dc5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlive/@teamhumble/10e079a0-1d61-11e8-9f46-298b69155dc5</guid><category><![CDATA[dlive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[teamhumble]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbkodzNP3kumx8jDvG5UJWWNpEGQdDxDWNsojBvdCCgiLmzZgPtgafBkoHz3rkgeYb4c7YovicbTp7ooC8w1XkjL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[1일 1뉴스] 최저임금, 경비원 해고]]></title><description><![CDATA[해당 아파트 경비원들은 격일로 24시간 근무하고 이중 6시간을 쉬는 근무 방식이었다. 그러나 경비원들은 좁은 아파트 주차장 탓에 ‘대리 주차’ 해달라는 주민들이 많아 쉬는 시간에도 일했다고 주장한다. 이러한 경비원들의 주장에 주민들은 ‘휴식 시간에 잠깐씩 하는 대리 주차 등을 정식 근무로 보기 어렵다’는 입장이다. 되레 수고비를 챙겨주기도 했는데 갑자기 ‘최저임금]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/kr-writing/@coolnpeace/5tp1aw-1-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/kr-writing/@coolnpeace/5tp1aw-1-1</guid><category><![CDATA[kr-writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coolnpeace]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25naczkzwhbfGaw2ufX7G5zheDSpo747CGegXqEGnD8CcBtqc5HcyDw3E9JLLorNqQmzUV2Yxxas36xcKcZC427x55Bv2TcRoLJhCq1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[최저임금 인상으로 일자리가 줄어들까?]]></title><description><![CDATA[ 캐나다에서 가장 큰 커피-도넛 프렌차이즈인 Tim Hortons에서는 시간당 최저 시급을 $11.60에서 $14달러로 12% 올렸다. 회사가 직원들 휴식 시간과 복지를 줄이기로 하면서 회사의 꼼수에 반발하는 시민들이 매장 앞으로 몰려가 시위를 벌인다는 소식을 얼벗 친구의 글에서 봤다. 최저임금 인상은 우리나라만의 문제는 아니지 싶다. 그럼에도 요즘]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@rhiyoung/mf2wc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@rhiyoung/mf2wc</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rhiyoung]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8DuXrMLm5LfWztE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prager University: Who Does a $15 Minimum Wage Help?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptopher Most people don't run businesses, so they are not realistic about what it takes to employ workers. Would a nationwide $15 minimum wage help or hurt American workers? Andy Puzder, former CEO]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@cryptopher/prager-university-who-does-a-usd15-minimum-wage-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@cryptopher/prager-university-who-does-a-usd15-minimum-wage-help</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e58bQH2QQYGfRLPLLUEY9YsHui27Dz43b3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CBC NEWS: The National - Minimum wage change has immediate impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[FROM A WEEK AGO, January 1, 2018: Ontario's minimum wage change is having an immediate impact on the workers they were meant to help and it's not all positive. Raising the minlllimum wage by $2.40 is good]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@cryptopher/cbc-news-the-national-minimum-wage-change-has-immediate-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/canada/@cryptopher/cbc-news-the-national-minimum-wage-change-has-immediate-impact</guid><category><![CDATA[canada]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 03:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvcQ4q8bH1rQEB79PBJH69xAt3GkchDMoSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily Discussion No. 3: Working and Wages - Minimum, Maximum, Fair - What IS "Fair?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to another edition of "Daily Discussion," a community engagement initiative to increase interaction on Steemit! To learn more about the Daily Discussion initiative, please visit the Introductory]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dailydiscussion/@denmarkguy/daily-discussion-no-3-working-and-wages-minimum-maximum-fair-what-is-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dailydiscussion/@denmarkguy/daily-discussion-no-3-working-and-wages-minimum-maximum-fair-what-is-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[dailydiscussion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2017 23:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn4Dp9sgfxYwG4T6v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology Breaks, Housing Costs, Aging Populations and Falling Incomes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been somewhat scarce around these parts, as of late.  In part, I have simply been too busy with "life" to post here much, and part I have just been taking a break from technology... personally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@denmarkguy/technology-breaks-housing-costs-aging-populations-and-falling-incomes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@denmarkguy/technology-breaks-housing-costs-aging-populations-and-falling-incomes</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnMpe63ayq4durRNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deconstructing 'the minimum wage' debate]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@troonatnoor/deconstructing-the-minimum-wage-debate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum-wage/@troonatnoor/deconstructing-the-minimum-wage-debate</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum-wage]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[troonatnoor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 10:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBx9WBKxKWEKUATJrwup4iLpopdcfF7sZup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>