Can you please explain this graph to your followers? Or is this your first time seeing it?pic.twitter.com/4vuMophu2j
Earlier this week marked the ninth year that the federal minimum wage hasn’t budged from $7.25 an hour. During that time the cost of groceries have gone up and rents have skyrocketed. We must make the minimum wage a living wage.https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/23/the-minimum-wage-hasnt-been-raised-for-9-years-now-is-the-time.html …
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Nice high school economics chart but actually equilibrium tends to shift over time after a change in minimum wage. Consider 1) it has been adjusted over the years to account for inflation (but hasn’t recently) and that small dip recovers
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Burger flipping jobs were never ment to be a career. They should be for young peoples first job. Get off the appearance of carrying and do someting meaningful by supporting a vocational or college educatin program.
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Regardless of what you think, service jobs are a massive part of our economy. Teenagers are generally in high school and college and can't work serving you all day. All work has dignity!
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I would post this on @RepBillHuizenga facebook page but he won't let me post or say anything this is how our representatives represent us.. when they try to shut us up we
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The 'Fight for $15' group started in 2012 but with inflation that $15 is now $16.39 in 2018. If the group keeps demanding $15 for another few years they may get it because it will be worth much less than it was in 2012.
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Yes it is impossible to live on 7.25 hr. even in states with low cost of living. It is real bad when your number one private employer is Walmart. Hello Oklahoma.
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WE can’t pay workers, BUT we can subsidize Corporate Farms!
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And unfortunately even 15 bucks an hour isn’t anywhere near enough to live in most parts of the country.
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