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surfered

(6,987 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:17 PM Jan 2025

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 2025 OP
Minimum wage: the lowest wage your employer is required to pay you to work. nt in2herbs Jan 2025 #1
And you're okay with that? tenderfoot Jan 2025 #3
Hell no. nt in2herbs Jan 2025 #4
👍 tenderfoot Jan 2025 #5
I don't know anyone who pays that low DeepWinter Jan 2025 #2
Plenty here in East-Central Indiana do. Happy Hoosier Jan 2025 #6
$20/hr minimum wage for burger flippers here WarGamer Jan 2025 #13
That will irritate Eloon! He wanted that to be the maximum for the 10 government employees left after DOGE. Wonder Why Jan 2025 #7
The next four years are going to be horror show tenderfoot Jan 2025 #8
I hope all those dumb fuck Trump voters suffer. Botany Jan 2025 #9
This is soooo republicon BoRaGard Jan 2025 #10
Subhuman predators need prey. moondust Jan 2025 #11
"Let them eat cake." - Scott Bessent, probably sakabatou Jan 2025 #12
For trumpers ..... " Let them eat feces " Trueblue1968 Jan 2025 #16
And in the next breath he'll carp about homelessness. Vinca Jan 2025 #14
Well....at least he didn't Bettie Jan 2025 #15
 

DeepWinter

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

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

(8,923 posts)
6. Plenty here in East-Central Indiana do.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:31 PM
Jan 2025

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

WarGamer

(17,149 posts)
13. $20/hr minimum wage for burger flippers here
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:19 PM
Jan 2025

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

(5,777 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 2025
 

tenderfoot

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

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

Botany

(74,254 posts)
9. I hope all those dumb fuck Trump voters suffer.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 03:52 PM
Jan 2025

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

(20,879 posts)
11. Subhuman predators need prey.
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:02 PM
Jan 2025

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

(18,324 posts)
15. Well....at least he didn't
Thu Jan 16, 2025, 04:39 PM
Jan 2025

say it should be lower?

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

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