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7. Not in mine either.

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 10:40 AM

Feb 2021

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So with a minimum of $15/hr Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #1

Many minimum wage workers do not get a full 40 hour schedule. nature-lover Feb 2021 #3

Yup. Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #4

Not enough to rent a one bedroom apartment in my area. Autumn Feb 2021 #2

Not in mine either. nature-lover Feb 2021 #7

Not even enough to rent one in Bettie Feb 2021 #19

Exactly...raise the rate to $15 now. MLAA Feb 2021 #5

Surprised that Arkansas minimum wage is $10/hr while Virginia is $7.25/hr. Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #11

That's the 2020 rate. It is $11.00 per hour effective January 1, 2021. LiberalArkie Feb 2021 #21

The map is out of date: spooky3 Feb 2021 #22

Yet repubs complain Ohiogal Feb 2021 #6

Dems need to emphasize that taxpayers are subsidizing companies spooky3 Feb 2021 #8

Exactly. The 2020 Fed. Poverty level was $12,760 for one person. nature-lover Feb 2021 #9

Not all states have such a low minimum wage. Kaleva Feb 2021 #10

21 states still have $7.25 or lower as a minimum wage. Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #12

No prob. Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #15

And still ... frazzled Feb 2021 #18

I wonder if a two tier min wage would help the cause aikoaiko Feb 2021 #20