7.25*40hrs*52weeks= $15,080 gross income National poverty threshold for a two person household = $16,247
The federal minimum wage: 2009: $7.25/hour 2020: $7.25/hour That’s unconscionable. The House voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and it’s time the Senate does the same.
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I learned today that a lot of people want poor people to stay poor forever.
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Minimum wage here in Michigan is much higher and it's a fail. Many companies as well as mine have downsized and slashed hours while the prices at the grocery store have skyrocketed. Completely counterproductive.
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That’s weird. Here in Texas the grocery stores are paying $11-$15 for cashiers and they can’t hire enough.
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Cool. Can’t wait for the higher product prices and business closings. Get out of here with that.
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Economic Policy Institute disagrees with you. Historically raising the minimum wage has shown little change in prices beyond the standard inflation (which has increased at a higher % than min wage).https://www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-testimony-feb-2019/ …
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How many entry level jobs will Senator Harris destroy? How many young people will she destroy?
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Canada’s minimum wage in 2009: $7.90. 2019: $14.00. No entry level jobs were destroyed here. If they’re destroyed in the US I can only assume it’s because of employer greed, incompetence and just plain malice.
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"Trickle down" sounds nice, but it doesn't actually happen.
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It’s never happened
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