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Report: U.S. Workers Lose Over $15 Billion Every Year From Wage Theft; (open.substack.com)

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

$294.11 if you use the $50,000,000,000 that the article states in the infographic.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh you're right. I wonder why the title doesn't say that. That said assuming half the work force doesn't go through wage theft we're looking at ~600 dollars per person. Wow that's a lot. Also why did you just write all those zeroes?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Habit mostly, but also I feel the number written out gives a slightly larger impact than it written as 50 billion.