Given there’s lots of states still sitting at $7.25, $17 is certainly a step in the right direction. But it should be $25/hr and people should be pushing the idea that $17 is too small, but still better than nothing. $17/hr is already the compromise and treating it like it isn’t doesn’t benefit it. But its also not helpful to be defeatist about it not being enough.
It’s not a compromise. Federal minimum wage should be enough to live on in the poorest state. More than that would create private business deserts in poor areas, forcing the locals to exclusively patronize corporations. More of the population would need social program assistance to help pay for the increased cost of our domestic food supply.
Given there’s lots of states still sitting at $7.25, $17 is certainly a step in the right direction. But it should be $25/hr and people should be pushing the idea that $17 is too small, but still better than nothing. $17/hr is already the compromise and treating it like it isn’t doesn’t benefit it. But its also not helpful to be defeatist about it not being enough.
$17/hr is $35,360/yr. The median income in Arkansas, the state with the lowest cost of living, is currently $36,761.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas
It’s not a compromise. Federal minimum wage should be enough to live on in the poorest state. More than that would create private business deserts in poor areas, forcing the locals to exclusively patronize corporations. More of the population would need social program assistance to help pay for the increased cost of our domestic food supply.
Yeah, but centrists like having a permanent underclass to exploit.