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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:
Sixteen years ago today—July 24, 2009—Congress raised the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour. Since then, corporate profits have skyrocketed, executive pay has exploded, and the cost of living has soared.
But the minimum wage is still $7.25.
This is economic violence. Here are 6 truths every American should know about our corrupt wage system.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-criminal-poverty-wage16-years