Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.

cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/916523

Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.

  • PersnickityPenguin
    181·
    11 months ago

    Totally agree. I ran the numbers for how much it would cost a single person to live in my state, and I came up with a minimum income threshold of about $40,000.

    That includes rent, no car payments, utilities, healthcare costs and entertainment costs. So that doesn’t even include car payments!

    If you make less than $40,000 a year, you will not be able to afford to live in my state - I live in a moderate to high cost state.

    $40,000 a year translates into $19/hour.