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Demsrule86

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17. Everyone on our side wants to raise the minimum wage...even Manchin and Sinema would raise

Reply to MLAA (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 11:51 AM

Feb 2021

it in stages...but we can't do it in reconciliation and we can't slow down the rescue package so it will not happen until we get more Senators and unless we hold the House in 22. That is reality. It doesn't make me happy, but part of governing is getting what you can and not wasting time on what is not possible at this moment.

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Let's do the math! 40 hours a week at $7.25 an hour is $267.81 a week after payroll taxes. n/t [View all] nature-lover Feb 2021 OP

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

Most a are deliberately kept below full time status which needs to be addressed in any bill. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #16

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The map is out of date: spooky3 Feb 2021 #22

Everyone on our side wants to raise the minimum wage...even Manchin and Sinema would raise Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #17

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

My error and thank you for correcting me. I should have double checked before posting. Kaleva Feb 2021 #13

No prob. Elessar Zappa Feb 2021 #15

And still ... frazzled Feb 2021 #18

According to Nat. Conference of State Legislatures, 29 states and D.C. pay above the Fed. minimum. nature-lover Feb 2021 #14

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