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What's An Actual Minimum Wage These Days?

What's An Actual Minimum Wage These Days?

January 11th, 2023

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It’s been 80 years since FDR issued his call for a Second Bill of Rights. The first two points were the right to a job and the right to an adequate and decent wage. In homage to one of the top three presidents of all time, I wanted to explore what an actual minimum wage should be, given the exploding costs of everything.

A $15 minimum wage is no longer t…

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