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msongs

(67,403 posts) Fri Jul 24, 2020, 10:10 PM Jul 2020

are dems sending a coded msg with the $600 a week subsidy?

read a msg on dKos that claims dems are sending a coded msg using the $600 a week which equals a 40 hour week at minimum wage of $15 an hour. the msg is to let people know what they would earn with that
minimum wage.

unfortunately on a planet of 7 billion people this dKos post is the only time Ive heard this pointed out.
Heard it anywhere else?

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are dems sending a coded msg with the $600 a week subsidy? (Original Post) msongs Jul 2020 OP

It does work out to roughly $15/hour. But they get another $6/hr or so from states Hoyt Jul 2020 #1

This is good information MacKasey Jul 2020 #2

Interesting. underpants Jul 2020 #3

It's not quite right though since they are not just getting 600 dollars jimfields33 Jul 2020 #5

In California we are getting 1000 a week for the max jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #6

I've pointed that out on DU. stopbush Jul 2020 #4

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. It does work out to roughly $15/hour. But they get another $6/hr or so from states

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 10:20 PM

Jul 2020

and they don’t have to pay FICA tax. So, it’s really $21, or more, per hour.

I think GOPers will try to limit the $600 next round. Hopefully, the 15/hr idea for the previously lowest paid workers — less than $15/hr — will prevail, and the $600 won’t be cut too much.