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Knowing that my state has the highest minimum wage in the country, and it still isn't enough to live off of in this state, I think that the minimum needs to be almost twice that. At least in California. Or the federal minimum needs to be based on what shit actually costs regionally, and not just a single number for all 50 states.
No single wage is going to be adequate to cover a country as large and as diverse as the United States. The federal minimum wage is not meant to be a solution for every state, but more like a way to set an absolute bare minimum. States, and even cities, can set minimum wages higher than the federal one.
If your state's minimum wage isn't 7.25/hr with 2.13/hr tipped, don't act like others should settle for less when you don't have to.
"Got mine, fuck you."
That’s why states set their own minimum wage above the federal minimum wage.
Unless they're the flyover states whose residents you want to keep poor.
You don’t get it. I’ve never made six figures in my life. That’s NY poor. We pay more to live here. A dozen eggs is $12.99 here right now. A studio apartment is $1800/mo. Things cost more in wealthier states, so the poverty line is higher, hence the higher state minimum wage.
And therefore an hour of my life is worth less than an hour of yours.
Permanent underclass of flyover morlocks.
Still not getting it. Money is fictional. How many cartons of eggs per hour do you make? How many days do you need to work to pay rent? God you’re a dense one.
Let's put this in a way you'll refuse to understand because it contradicts the semester of econ you had with someone who was obviously a chicago school weenie.
Workers deserve a minimum level of protection no matter where they work. And I don't trust anyone who sees a statement like that and starts carving out exceptions before anything is accomplished.