jeffw to politics · 8 months agoIt has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1746arrow-down18
arrow-up1738arrow-down1external-linkIt has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25www.npr.orgjeffw to politics · 8 months agomessage-square156fedilink
minus-squareNigahigaYTlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77·8 months ago“Rose.” $7.25 was unlivable 15 years ago.
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·8 months agoAnd by the time we get a $15/hr minimum wage, a living wage in any state worth living in will be $75/hr.
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·8 months agoWhich is exactly why I hated the “fight for fifteen” slogan… Great you got your $15 in some states 15 years later and now that’s worthless.
“Rose.”
$7.25 was unlivable 15 years ago.
And by the time we get a $15/hr minimum wage, a living wage in any state worth living in will be $75/hr.
Which is exactly why I hated the “fight for fifteen” slogan… Great you got your $15 in some states 15 years later and now that’s worthless.