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turbinetree

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Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:22 PM Feb 2021

Tom "I can't do Math" Cotton...



Interesting math: Tom Cotton's minimum wage increase would be less than his own state's

By Josh Israel -February 23, 2021 12:34 PM

The Arkansas Republican wants to gradually raise the federal minimum wage to $10. His own state's is already $11.

A Republican senator's bill to gradually raise the minimum wage could bring it to $10 an hour by 2025. Meanwhile, his own state's hourly minimum wage is already $11.

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas unveiled the "Higher Wages for American Workers Act" on Tuesday with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT).

The bill includes a stepped increase in the federal minimum wage, which has remained at $7.25 an hour since 2009. The federal minimum wage would go up a bit each year for four years, but the process would not begin until the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/tom-cotton-mitt-romney-arkansas-minimum-wage-bill-10-15-senators/

He's still making over $187,000 a year being in the senate............making over $15,583 per month doing exactly what for Arkansas .....more liberaitian math .........
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Tom "I can't do Math" Cotton... (Original Post) turbinetree Feb 2021 OP
I keep reading here that Senators make $187,000 per year. rsdsharp Feb 2021 #1
I think they get addition pay for committee or chairs they hold ace3csusm Feb 2021 #2

rsdsharp

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1. I keep reading here that Senators make $187,000 per year.
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 05:34 PM
Feb 2021

It’s my understanding that the salary has been $174,000 per year since 2009. Leadership makes a little more, but the average Senator makes $174,000 in salary as far as I know. Has it been raised?

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