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Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage – An interactive tool that allows users to explore the effects of policies by CBO

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ November 20, 2019 ⋅ 3 Comments

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009. Increasing it would raise the earnings and family income of most low-wage workers, lifting some families out of poverty—but it would cause other low-wage workers to become jobless, and their family income would fall. This interactive tool allows users to explore the … Continue reading →

Minimum Wage in US – This week marks the eighth anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was raised

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ July 24, 2017 ⋅ 4 Comments

This week marks the eighth anniversary of the last time the federal minimum wage was raised, from $6.55 to $7.25 on July 24, 2009. Since then, the purchasing power of the federal minimum wage has fallen by 12.5 percent as inflation has slowly eroded its value. However, this decline in the buying power of the … Continue reading →

Minimum Wage in US – Only 5 percent of all employers believe the federal minimum wage ($7.25 per hour) is fair

Posted by Michel Cournoyer ⋅ August 13, 2016 ⋅ 4 Comments

Three-quarters of Americans (75 percent) are living paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet, according to a survey from CareerBuilder. Thirty-eight percent of employees said they sometimes live paycheck-to-paycheck, 15 percent said they usually do and 23 percent said they always do. While making ends meet is a struggle for many post-recession, those with minimum wage jobs … Continue reading →