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cali

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11. huh?

Reply to htuttle (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:18 AM

Feb 2013

Minimum wage here in Vermont is $8.60. The difference between $21 and 8.60 is 12.40.

A forty hour work week gross wage at 8.60 an hour is $344. At $21 an hour it's $840 a week.

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ack. it's early. I meant to post this to an existing thread. [View all] cali Feb 2013 OP

See what? Pay what? I'm missing something here.. Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #1

So maybe free labor would solve their problems malaise Feb 2013 #2

right. because there's nothing whatsover between cali Feb 2013 #4

Results from rising incomes would include safeinOhio Feb 2013 #3

Henry Ford didn't run a small business cali Feb 2013 #9

We could start with a dollar raise. safeinOhio Feb 2013 #13

Absolutely. I'm all for raising the Federal minimum substantially. cali Feb 2013 #14

Agreed safeinOhio Feb 2013 #15

It's $70 a week htuttle Feb 2013 #5

Same with paying for Obamacare. I think it's more about whether or not the Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #8

huh? cali Feb 2013 #11

At the time, I thought you were talking about raising it to $9, not $21 htuttle Feb 2013 #16

Oh. htuttle Feb 2013 #6

And what do these owners manage to pay themselves? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #7

Everyone needs a 'moderate income' Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #10

If $11 million is modest then malaise Feb 2013 #17

You're right. Heck, I'm worried about what the $9. proposal - lynne Feb 2013 #12

Here in Oregon it is $8.95 right now. $9.19 in Washington. Our non profits are dong fine. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #18

Please don't read things I didn't write into my post - lynne Feb 2013 #19

But your claim was that your budge is very tight, no room for any extra pay for some.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #20