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Democrats want to make the minimum wage $17 an hour and give nearly 28 million workers a raise (www.businessinsider.com)

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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/916523

Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Every state in the US has its own minimum wage on top of the federal.

Edit - I meant "can." There is nothing stopping a state from increasing its own minimum wage over the federal level. I apologize for any confusion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Kansas minimum wage is the same as the national minimum wage, so I wouldn't consider that "it's own minimum wage."

Pretty sure it isn't the only one.

Note: this includes the national $2 and something before tips minimum.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think that's true if you look here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_US_states_by_minimum_wage

AL, LA, MS, SC, and TN don't have their own minimum wages if I'm reading it correctly.