Look at the federal poverty level calculation. That is not really a liveable level
Comment on USA: The Minimum Wage Should Be $24 per Hour Not $7.25
qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 months ago
Minimum wage shouldn’t be a dollar amount, it should be a living amount defined in a reasonable and realistic way. (Probably should be region dependent, too?)
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 months ago
sibannac@lemmy.world 4 months ago
States do have their own minimums. Washington State for example, is tied to something(I don’t have what it attached to rn) and it’s at $16.28. Fun fact, some states even have a tip wage at $2.15 in which it’s usually put on the customers goodwill to make their wages match the minimum in that state which is usually the federal minimum wage.
hypna@lemmy.world 4 months ago
It’s not clear whether you’re suggesting that tipped workers aren’t guaranteed the normal minimum wage.
www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/wagestips
kiku123@feddit.de 4 months ago
Some states, including Washington have prohibited the tipped minimum wage: chicagopolicyreview.org/…/behind-usas-tip-culture…
sibannac@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yes, they are guaranteed the normal minimum wage. Sub minimum wages are doo doo