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surfered

(5,870 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:17 PM Jan 16

Trump's billionaire Treasury Secretary nominee says the minimum wage should remain at $7.25 per hour

https://www.rawstory.com/scott-bessent-minimum-wage/

OP - So, the official policy of the incoming Trump Administration is work should not be rewarded with a living wage, AKA “F**k the poor.”
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Trump's billionaire Treasury Secretary nominee says the minimum wage should remain at $7.25 per hour (Original Post) surfered Jan 16 OP
Minimum wage: the lowest wage your employer is required to pay you to work. nt in2herbs Jan 16 #1
And you're okay with that? tenderfoot Jan 16 #3
Hell no. nt in2herbs Jan 16 #4
👍 tenderfoot Jan 16 #5
I don't know anyone who pays that low DeepWinter Jan 16 #2
Plenty here in East-Central Indiana do. Happy Hoosier Jan 16 #6
$20/hr minimum wage for burger flippers here WarGamer Jan 16 #13
That will irritate Eloon! He wanted that to be the maximum for the 10 government employees left after DOGE. Wonder Why Jan 16 #7
The next four years are going to be horror show tenderfoot Jan 16 #8
I hope all those dumb fuck Trump voters suffer. Botany Jan 16 #9
This is soooo republicon BoRaGard Jan 16 #10
Subhuman predators need prey. moondust Jan 16 #11
"Let them eat cake." - Scott Bessent, probably sakabatou Jan 16 #12
For trumpers ..... " Let them eat feces " Trueblue1968 Jan 16 #16
And in the next breath he'll carp about homelessness. Vinca Jan 16 #14
Well....at least he didn't Bettie Jan 16 #15
 

DeepWinter

(931 posts)
2. I don't know anyone who pays that low
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:23 PM
Jan 16

My 16 year old daughter got an after school job at McDonalds at $17.25 Hr. And we're in nowhere flyover country.

Happy Hoosier

(8,853 posts)
6. Plenty here in East-Central Indiana do.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:31 PM
Jan 16

It's rough for the folks who are trying to live on that.

WarGamer

(16,733 posts)
13. $20/hr minimum wage for burger flippers here
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:19 PM
Jan 16

Instead of a typical McDonalds having 12-15 employees on the clock at once...

They literally run nowadays with 4-6 employees.

"Unintended Consequences"

Wonder Why

(5,331 posts)
7. That will irritate Eloon! He wanted that to be the maximum for the 10 government employees left after DOGE.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:37 PM
Jan 16
 

tenderfoot

(8,982 posts)
8. The next four years are going to be horror show
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:39 PM
Jan 16

Billionaires who couldn't careless about the most vulnerable and a compliant media. We are so fucked.

Botany

(73,699 posts)
9. I hope all those dumb fuck Trump voters suffer.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:52 PM
Jan 16

Joe Biden & Kamala Harris administration put together the #1 economy in the world with record
unemployment too. But a dirty media, the GOP, Musk, and Russia kept telling the mouth breathers
that we were in a recession and eggs cost too much.

moondust

(20,833 posts)
11. Subhuman predators need prey.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:02 PM
Jan 16

Eloon Skum is the "boss" of how many companies? Doesn't that suggest that the job of "boss" is not too demanding or deserving?

Bettie

(18,100 posts)
15. Well....at least he didn't
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:39 PM
Jan 16

say it should be lower?

But, they are probably planning on doing away with any sort of min wage anyway.

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