<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:36:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/minimum/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Staying the same yet falling behind.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation sucks Have you noticed the price of gas recently? Have you noticed your paycheque recently? If you are like many people you will notice your pay didn't change but your price for gasoline certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@terganftp/staying-the-same-yet-falling-behind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@terganftp/staying-the-same-yet-falling-behind</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terganftp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4VqQQXGJLZRtyV1cmJkgCVNuZe3uT6rSyhbmR3j8TLMRpFpaMk7QcTTdLm1acpHJb6mNwwV2f8DG2rmoxwN3y12Z1q5RRiy8DXEebDSVeXJc4zFKP4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epiphany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source It's always like this whenever they go out. It's been an hour since she texted him she's on the way. He's always prepared—but she barely does her minimum effort in it. He's tired and fed up. And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@ridgette/epiphany</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-161155/@ridgette/epiphany</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-161155]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ridgette]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennC6Zaozka2jdsq9nNKhnquPGqw24EpSJ6BeEMi3qgBrwKjTB3xQxCGDggEc3RRhXRFzxQbWHo1qCaQDeP67p9NoVhbZqTn3fYi2DbGt9bNaKjHiea?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minimum Investment to Start a Business in Dubai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start your business in Dubai with Shuraa at a minimum investment. Dubai offers affordable company formation options starting as low as AED 13,000. Shuraa experts guide you through licensing, visas, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@shuraaindia/minimum-investment-to-start-a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@shuraaindia/minimum-investment-to-start-a</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shuraaindia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:40:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paying a fair share of taxes and getting paid living wage - The truth of the matter.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my assessment due to years of experience. If you say, "The rich should pay their fair share." or, "Everybody should be paid a living wage." and I ask you to give me a specific]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@miule672/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@miule672/paying-a-fair-share-of-taxes-and-getting-paid-living-wage-the-truth-of-the-matter</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[miule672]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPgoGPnPEV98iCQz6wLZUtiSVfhKctgtJhXFFXnCwWVCdTPpdiLAuQhS45nh2fVS7RrKSovMkzf7KEGjnanJMKcYNx3sampV784q6eX5UBTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A giant bag of sunflower seeds and a look at other foods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunflower Seeds Well @monica-ene I'm back to writing on food again. As you know I've been on a mission to find the most nutritious diet for the lowest possible price. I've looked at carbs, fats, and proteins]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192111/@terganmarket/a-giant-bag-of-sunflower-seeds-and-a-look-at-other-foods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192111/@terganmarket/a-giant-bag-of-sunflower-seeds-and-a-look-at-other-foods</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-192111]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terganmarket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:07:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJSGeJpaXXZAjqFtWRTgtk1RafUz3xiMPVamxTCQ5J1AXjZMqNXcn2bbssVd5KtUw4JCKkG2RoH6yLAHzuW2Vd9mR1JSQKg9wuiw5cA4PRG5hemiLaa2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Balance of minimum". 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essentiality in forms with harmony of parts. 3d digital sculpture created with Cinema 4d and rendered with Arnold Render with a resolution of 8.000 x 8.000 pixel. Here some crops to see the intricate details]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@francescomai/balance-of-minimum-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@francescomai/balance-of-minimum-2023</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[francescomai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeXmotdSfvuUuhaDZfiqjBKW4dozpW2MVYddKMgkPugegh2VmnKCGd8BAZtaETZs78JWYjckmF47NMmbcTzoTW5d6Uz9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good job, Bad job, or Exploitation.]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do Pedicabs, Video Games, Star Wars, and the bad power situation in Nigeria have in common? Seems like a pretty random mix of stuff to me. However, read for a little bit and I'll explain my logic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@terganftp/good-job-bad-job-or-exploitation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-153850/@terganftp/good-job-bad-job-or-exploitation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-153850]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[terganftp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:23:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4VqQQXGJLZRtyV1cmJDuzuVh3kA5jerndxUXExfpxhsdEoX2dT3WvmqsM8d5woXqqFhkAL3L3Y96W6XrFe1YHmpHQgGKbezGSwSuDKo4cEWUrXY42i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concept and Opinion: January 30, 2023. How Can the Minimum Wage Damage the Economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The minimum wage is a legal minimum set by the government for the hourly wage paid to employees. It is intended to ensure that workers receive a fair wage and improve their standard of living. However,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/concept-and-opinion-january-30-2023-how-can-the-minimum-wage-damage-the-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@marcusantoniu26/concept-and-opinion-january-30-2023-how-can-the-minimum-wage-damage-the-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcusantoniu26]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnL7m546CVU7Vrhka?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How's that $15 per hour minimum wage thing workin' out for ya?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flippy the Robot is on duty. A burger-flippin', fry-dunkin', non-complainin' "employee" for burger joints is now on the job in about a hundred locations, including some White Castles and some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@leguna/hows-that-dollar15-per-hour-minimum-wage-thing-workin-out-for-ya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@leguna/hows-that-dollar15-per-hour-minimum-wage-thing-workin-out-for-ya</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCXp44VvvRtFgSEMoYdfaZToGH5rLdC1cW6vSaBdav241PiK9ckbPQaLJ86X6qWrMPJS4AJZyfCWFzwe6iBvTHs9jwUnAAdNNPyZKDAYmcgsFX4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm gonna take two seemingly unrelated topics and make a point. Bear with me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, we knew surprisingly little about the Jose Alba case in greater context, even with the video evidence of Austin Simon clearly getting what he deserved. One thing that wasn't clear for months was whether]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alba/@flexbooth/im-gonna-take-two-seemingly-unrelated-topics-and-make-a-point-bear-with-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alba/@flexbooth/im-gonna-take-two-seemingly-unrelated-topics-and-make-a-point-bear-with-me</guid><category><![CDATA[alba]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:11:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuBdM2PRFrtH1MNPVPQg7GWg7pEWDgXdjtrPr9pLcL6ysQRThdoU8FXmzU6tJ7UNXforQxPptB7pHQVVaUQM1NkPTeW4jjMeydQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's no number high enough to satisfy people who want to raise minimum wage.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funny thing that almost every vocal supporter of raising the minimum wage does is respond to people like me, who can honestly say that we made less than what the minimum wage is now and survived in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@flexbooth/theres-no-number-high-enough-to-satisfy-people-who-want-to-raise-minimum-wage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/minimum/@flexbooth/theres-no-number-high-enough-to-satisfy-people-who-want-to-raise-minimum-wage</guid><category><![CDATA[minimum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiupLc99RD3JbGEmjrvxZeatEbYLzgWvAFwPDUoqN6Ai36eqKA4DULiTw1owQTtgLM93sy857qvh75PbSYYM2u2vXfzH9o7DRaP8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun charts on publication bias in the minimum wage economics literature.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: It should be normally distributed, but it is skewed left towards negative estimates, suggesting studies that show positive employment effects are less likely to be published. I should note an important]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/publication/@zafrada/fun-charts-on-publication-bias-in-the-minimum-wage-economics-literature</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/publication/@zafrada/fun-charts-on-publication-bias-in-the-minimum-wage-economics-literature</guid><category><![CDATA[publication]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zafrada]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 23:00:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpra1Kwf2Avsq5j47HyJ36unLsJ5tKVnYYRRpJWebNQYWhxv4sKai4Apu8vzt1sotEurhQBRgvRRURhgGyB3XzXxSbwzJaBa76drYM9614eyitK3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Minimum Wage for Philippines]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first visited Philippines way back in 2003, Minimum wage much less (under $3 usd/day if I remember right). I guess inflation hits worldwide and I was just marveling at today's current state of things.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@chinito/new-minimum-wage-for-philippines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@chinito/new-minimum-wage-for-philippines</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chinito]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2022 22:02:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqTvQ4GhyctGjA2xzLjXEMSE9EzP8e1bbXq8KrPuyYQPUofquxCdWz2XvfYb3BbxJrDwmh21nUXeLLmtaMXSmrig3NcAiWond1vTqbAHcB9c7gpe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We are all commodities.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know that people have a weird aversion to thinking of people as resources and labor as something that's bought and sold; but, to be frank, yes, what you're doing is trying to sell your labor. Whether]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/labor/@nooses/we-are-all-commodities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/labor/@nooses/we-are-all-commodities</guid><category><![CDATA[labor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 00:18:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCZ6odhod2CJFypWsKeYQYMBoLnwCyqhpYZa5jy1gmfwxspdaDJvs3FkmJWATMzX3hbmWzaCuUzsn2M332Gyzwz2EBJ4yToqfsieK3mdovfvvar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Age discrimination.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do you have to be 18 to be an adult? Why can't you buy alcohol at 18 if you can do so many other more important things? These are good questions, in part because there are no good answers. It isn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@flexbooth/age-discrimination</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@flexbooth/age-discrimination</guid><category><![CDATA[policy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 01:42:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiuokCjZXEe7Y1iue46PkM7cnVmKTTw3cy6C6hxwogzbzURJXKjzhFHi5W8xd6xfv9DQuB7rhWC7R8vNB5P6VvHLfMSwxogDjX3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is raising the minimum wage a popular idea?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Comparing that 1950 $0.75 an hour $8.65 adjusted for inflation 1960 $1 $9.39 adjusted for inflation 1980 $3.10 $10.50 adjusted for inflation A lot of pepper have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/federal/@leguna/why-is-raising-the-minimum-wage-a-popular-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/federal/@leguna/why-is-raising-the-minimum-wage-a-popular-idea</guid><category><![CDATA[federal]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leguna]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPcxieMfERYbiJw4DyohqhibKopL2Nwe25fQFQANk5oNm2xamSqfW6tAqdvRuhxTNdrqRR6q8pY3rkK2NkibY51dCukrw9ZqbB5AMHPG3ak6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: December 16 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[It seems almost impossible to score a 10,000 @actifit step count in recent weeks. I’ve been spending most of my time with boys, and the temperatures are too cold for evening walks. The family and I drove]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@runridefly/actifit-runridefly-20211217t054407148z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@runridefly/actifit-runridefly-20211217t054407148z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[runridefly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 05:44:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvXSNcyT4tXW3w6Kin6p4AwW7es3C4RuGqBasktoUrGDLRXBdPsSkVNpkY6PupgJ4zPdWyGmcvXa23Bie3r3bum85HWPdxtehzRxQ94X?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actifit Fitness Meme #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's 10 p.m., you recognize to have reached the minimum of today so you decide to go to bed early. See you tomorrow everyone ♦️ This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@mochita/actifit-mochita-20211120t211241267z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@mochita/actifit-mochita-20211120t211241267z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mochita]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:12:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwRVxPHURFAu4qYJinhGMaeJQrr2aAqjD7WHdaxYvzqizpoQbHu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: October 31 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t have any steps until I walked the dark and quiet streets of downtown Visalia this last night of October. 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I have my own problems with standardized testing; but, we've already been dumbing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ncaa/@flexbooth/i-dont-know-how-people-cant-read-through-the-lines-on-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ncaa/@flexbooth/i-dont-know-how-people-cant-read-through-the-lines-on-this</guid><category><![CDATA[ncaa]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flexbooth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2021 01:41:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4Gk2nmMzZsWTf3jiup91d8oKfy6tfXNkLwiJQHFxZ13wEZMnWmXvc1ExQAUTofsZ7DiMkv5RwZos9FkiWTw9Sw3KAAmFRCYmVxc5uvMdeVzJwQcNvA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>