Reddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Leftism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoDemocrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raisewww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1110arrow-down1external-linkDemocrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raisewww.businessinsider.comReddit x-poster@infosec.pubB to Leftism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.
minus-squareCruxifux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoThat’s an interesting idea I never thought of before.
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s already how it works in many other developed countries, so the US needs to catch up on this one.
minus-squareCruxifux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOh yeah? What other countries do that? We don’t have that here in Canada. Seems like it could be a good idea though.
minus-squareIbaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHere’s a good article if you’re curious! https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/20/the-u-s-differs-from-most-other-countries-in-how-it-sets-its-minimum-wage/ft_21-04-26_globalminwage_1/
That’s an interesting idea I never thought of before.
It’s already how it works in many other developed countries, so the US needs to catch up on this one.
Oh yeah? What other countries do that? We don’t have that here in Canada. Seems like it could be a good idea though.
Here’s a good article if you’re curious!
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/20/the-u-s-differs-from-most-other-countries-in-how-it-sets-its-minimum-wage/ft_21-04-26_globalminwage_1/