They say it will not help the poor.
Pathetic.
By the way here is the state by state minimum wage laws:
Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina do not have any laws therefore you could hire someone for .50 cents an hour.
Kansas has the lowest minimum wage in the country at $2.65
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Puerto Rico have the same rate as the federal rate at $5.15
States that have the wage higher are:
Washington: $7.63
Oregon: $7.50
California: $6.75
Minnesota: $6.15
Wisconsin: $5.70
Illinois: $6.50
New York: $7.15
New Jersey: $7.15
Maryland: $6.15
DC: $7.00
Delaware: $6.15
Conneticut: $7.65
Rhode Island:
Massachusetts: $6.75
Vermont: $ 7.25
Maine: $6.50
Florida: $6.40
Alaska: $7.15
Hawaii: $7.25
And a lot of the states that have higher then the federal wage have clauses that would automatically raise the rates if and when the federal rate because higher or equal to.
And for comparisons Canada's Minium wage by Province
Alberta: $7.00
British Columbia: $8.00
Manitoba: $7.60
New Brunswick: $6.50
Newfoundland and Labrador: $6.50
Northwest Territories: $8.25
Nunavut: $8.50
Nova Scotia: $7.15
Ontario: $7.75
Prince Edward Island: $7.15
Quebec: $7.60
Saskatchewan: $7.55
Yukon: $7.20
And the british beat us all. They past a bill that raise the minimum wage to £5.05 which is almost 10 american dollars.
Select countries
France: 8.03€
Ireland: 7.00€
Austrialia: 12.75 AUD = 9.00 USD
fortunately some cities have Living Wage Ordinances
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The right wing fanatics down here are disgusting. They were praising the republicans for not uping the minimum wage on the radio.
I don't think they would be as enthused if they were receiving that wage themselves.
well my uncle who's a loon has a gambling habit, is bankrupt, we have to give money to him, lives in should be condemed house and he spews toxic waste given to him by Limbaugh, Savage, and fox news. The guy is a used car salesman and he hates anybody that is not social conservative or a neo-con. But yet the people that he idolizes don't give a rats ass about him.