Why the "Universal Living Wage" is a B.S. Fairy Tale (Backed by Data, of Course)
- Lauren Deats
- Nov 12, 2025
- 5 min read
Hey, Bloomers!
Look, we all agree on the moral high ground: nobody working 40 hours a week should have to choose between fixing their car and buying groceries. That’s just shameful. The idea of a "Universal Living Wage"—a magic number that makes every employee everywhere financially secure—is the aspirational dream we all want to buy into. It’s simple, it’s clean, and it sounds like justice.
But here’s the cold, hard, spreadsheet-certified reality check, stripped of all the feel-good fluff: Mandating a true, high-cost-of-living wage for every single employee, at every single business size, in every location, is a beautifully intentioned economic catastrophe.
Let's stop talking about Jeff Bezos for one second, and start talking about Brenda’s Bakery and why she’s about to have to fire her kid.
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