C'mon. I'm all in support of raising min wage to living wage levels. But doing such slight of hand comparisons is garbage. Compare apples to apples. Either compare hourly to hourly or annual to annual. It will still be a stark comparison and it won't be dishonest.
In 20 years Fed minimum wage has gone up $2.10 while US Senator pay has gone up $32,700 in the same time.
Guess who helps decide both raises?????? #LaborDay2020
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I did that too "US Senate pay 2000 $141,300 US Senate pay 2020 $174,000 +32,700 Fed minimum wage 2000 $5.15 an hr $10,712 a year Fed minimum wage 2020 $7.25 an hr $15,080 a year +4,368 In 20 years US Senators gave themselves $28,332 more of a raise than those on minimum wage"
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I think minimum wage is too low but making a comparison of absolute numbers is meaningless. You need to look at the CAGR. Trust me - that number is bad enough for minimum wage. No need to play funny math to create clickbait for your tweets.
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Drain the swamp with blue water
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+they get free medical benefits for life
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This is why you need to pass Universal Basic Income. It will do more to raise wages in USA than anything else.
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Which is the equivalent of roughly $16.50/hour, additionally
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On a directly related topic, here is one of the best TedTalks I have ever heard.https://www.ted.com/talks/nick_hanauer_beware_fellow_plutocrats_the_pitchforks_are_coming/up-next …
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