@jeffw to politics • 2 months agoIt has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25www.npr.orgmessage-square157arrow-up1746arrow-down18
arrow-up1738arrow-down1external-linkIt has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25www.npr.org@jeffw to politics • 2 months agomessage-square157
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•2 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 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.