Finally, some good news: The minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.
I mean, I know that's good news, but who the hell can live on $5.85 an hour? A person working 40 hours a week at $5.85 makes $12,168 a year — before taxes. Fortunately, many states have enacted minimum wage laws higher than the federal standard. Read more about your state here.
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Yeah it sorta pissed me off that they all lied and agreed they would work for minimum wage during the debates last night. What a freakin' stunt. Know what I would have said?
"I'm not going to lie here. Hell no, I wouldn't. I have a college degree and therefore should be making well above minimum wage. I don't do a minimum wage job."
Wouldn't it have been awesome if somebody had said they would work for free for 4 years? They're all millionaires, some several times over.
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