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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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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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[-] qooqie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Don’t most bigger cities have their own minimum wage requirements?

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 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.

[-] Neve8028@lemm.ee 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.

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