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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump'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.”

in2herbs
(3,835 posts)tenderfoot
(8,982 posts)eom
in2herbs
(3,835 posts)eom
DeepWinter
(931 posts)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
(9,003 posts)It's rough for the folks who are trying to live on that.
WarGamer
(17,536 posts)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
(5,960 posts)tenderfoot
(8,982 posts)Billionaires who couldn't careless about the most vulnerable and a compliant media. We are so fucked.
Botany
(74,752 posts)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.
BoRaGard
(6,336 posts)Tax breaks for the rich. Piss for the poor.
moondust
(20,942 posts)Eloon Skum is the "boss" of how many companies? Doesn't that suggest that the job of "boss" is not too demanding or deserving?
sakabatou
(45,084 posts)Trueblue1968
(18,638 posts)Vinca
(52,388 posts)Bettie
(18,572 posts)say it should be lower?
But, they are probably planning on doing away with any sort of min wage anyway.