USA: The Minimum Wage Should Be $24 per Hour Not $7.25
USA: The Minimum Wage Should Be $24 per Hour Not $7.25
The Minimum Wage Travesty: How Greedy Corporations and Spineless Politicians Robbed Workers of a Livable Wage
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Minimum wage shouldn't be a dollar amount, it should be a living amount defined in a reasonable and realistic way. (Probably should be region dependent, too?)
53 0 ReplyStates do have their own minimums. Washington State for example, is tied to the federal Consumer Price Index and it's at $16.28..
6 1 ReplyIt's not clear whether you're suggesting that tipped workers aren't guaranteed the normal minimum wage.
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips
EDIT: The above comment was completely different at the time I wrote this.
2 0 ReplyYes, they are guaranteed the normal minimum wage. Sub minimum wages are doo doo
1 0 ReplySome states, including Washington have prohibited the tipped minimum wage: https://chicagopolicyreview.org/2023/04/25/behind-usas-tip-culture-a-workaround-for-employers-to-escape-minimum-wage-payments/
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Look at the federal poverty level calculation. That is not really a liveable level
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