Yeah I think a lot of employers offer just above minimum so they can tell

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Aug 12, 2019
7:35:15am

Duke Silver All-American

Yeah I think a lot of employers offer just above minimum so they can tell

prospective employees they pay competitive wages.

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Duke Silver

Previous username: Marshmallow Matey
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Wall St Journal reporting that 0.28% of workers in the US make the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr. And most of these

HarlemCoug All-American

8/12/19 7:25am

I wonder how that number looks expanded to include everything within $2 of min.

BYUtka

8/12/19 7:27am

Yeah I think a lot of employers offer just above minimum so they can tell

Duke Silver

8/12/19 7:35am

I know I read a study a few years ago that showed if you looked at

cougarfan84

8/12/19 7:37am

So many people work service/retail. And unless youre upper management...

rtNelson

8/12/19 9:01am

Average hourly wage at Walmart is $14.26, almost double the federal minimum wage.

CrimWalCoug

8/12/19 9:28am

With the current economy fast food entry level jobs are mostly

cougarfann888

8/12/19 7:37am

Exactly. I can't hire people for minimum wage any more.

LCcoug

8/12/19 8:14am

I hired at 8 when I ran a fast food joint. If they learned quick, showed up

rtNelson

8/12/19 9:06am

Federal and State minimum wage laws matter to unions for one reason

SD_UTE

8/12/19 8:13am

What % make between $7.25/hr and $15/hr? It'd be interesting to see who Bernie's proposal would make impoverished.

chago04

8/12/19 8:56am

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