There was a time, some 40 years ago, when a single parent earning the minimum wage was actually above the poverty line. But that wage has long stopped keeping pace with inflation. If it had, the floor for wages today would be about $10 an hour. Instead, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a figure than hasn’t been raised in four years. Nineteen states, including Florida, have set minimum wages that are higher than the federal level. Read more here: newsobserver/2013/07/22/3048644/florida-lawmaker-finds-living.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 06:18:37 +0000
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