Post #1862633
2026-04-29 03:07 UTC
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@echolalia@lemmy.ml 2026-04-29 03:33
My state has the minimum wage set at the federal minimum wage (7.25/hr) which is not livable in any area of the state. They even passed laws so our mostly Democratic-leaning urban city can't raise the minimum wage past the state minimum wage. The cost of living in that city is higher than my local area, where you can't find a 1br apartment for less than $900/month The federal wage has to be raised federally or red states will never do it.
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@zeca@lemmy.ml 2026-04-29 03:28
"has to be"? why do you have to ask this question?
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@1D10@lemmy.world 2026-04-29 03:42
Federal minimum wage is $7.50 that is not a livable wage anywhere in the country. Currently about half the states have minimum wage at or below federal level, (where the state is below federal is the minimum actually paid) without a federal level most of those states would have a lower minimum wage. Anytime a job pays minimum wage you should assume they would pay less if they could. So to answer your question, many states would happily let companies fuck their citizens, the fed is there to apply a tiny bit of spit to makes things more comfortable.