re: Minimum wage boost blocked in the Senate

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would have raised the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour over the next 30 months, after which automatic annual increases in the minimum wage would be executed to account for inflation

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Interestingly, these are the same folks who supported a 1% payraise for the military last year and are doing so again for the upcoming year.

So, they want to mandate inflation rate COLAs for those on minimum wage, but not for the military. LOL. Fun times.

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The annual pay for a full-time minimum wage worker currently sits at $14,500, which is below the poverty line for a household of more than one person.

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A household of more than one person either
1)Includes another adult who most definitely should be working

OR

2)Includes children meaning adult 1 qualifies for myriad public assistance.

Hence, it's a pretense to pretend ANY such household is attempting to get by on only $14,500.