Is $15/hr minimum wage reality?

They put it in this stimulus bill. I have no doubt they will do whatever it takes to pass it. It was a big campaign promise

Surely Joe could sign his name with a crayon and make it an EO?

People think they get hired so they have money to live on. Companies hire people to make them money. If you do not produce more than you are paid, it is not going to last long. There are a lot of people who do not produce $15 an hour and never will.

Maine's is already $12.15 per hour. They will be increasing it each year from now on. Essentially giving all the min wage workers a raise each year by law. Unfortunately the rest of us aren't so lucky so as prices go up from labor we are all left with less. I'm wondering at what point the guy bagging my groceries is making the same as I am.

Low wage workers will be replaced by machines or kiosks. It will only make more people dependent on the government (Read working people).

Senate dropped it from the Covid relief bill 11 minutes ago

Parliamentarian ruled that it could not be included.

Hades - mart already started that with the checkout machines

This is like a bad dream...but I've been awake for 4 hours. So the state can force private businesses to pay it? But the Feds cannot?

There will be no stimulus checks either is my prediction. (thank God) LLL

Least you could go onto a McD...all the ones around here are drive through only.

Guess what, if the minimum wage goes to $15/hr, those people will still be the lowest paid folks in the U.S.A.. On a bright note, they will all be paying taxes. Might be an eye opener for some folks when they find out they are worse off with the higher minimum wage. Taxes + Inflation = Lower Standard of Living.

Most jobs here are already 12-15 an hour starting pay. Tons of signs out at businesses looking for workers.

Heard these stats on radio:

The lowest wages are in the SE
In three states, 50% of wage earners are paid less than $16.50/hr.
In 16:states, 50% of earners make less than $18/hr.

I don’t know what the poverty line is or the national average. Other than farm work at .50 per hour, my first job was at $1.65/hr. I am 74.

I’ve seen the argument that increased wages will give people more “fun money” to spend. It’s not fun money when basic items to survive raise right along with the wage.

Our local Walmart just released a statement they plan to be self checkout only in the very near future. I forget the exact date. The big corporations are already planning for the fall out.

I don’t shop at Walmart unless I have no other option in a pinch. I think that’s been three times in the last year. I don’t eat McDonald’s mainly because it’ll kill you. Lol.

Heard these stats on radio:

The lowest wages are in the SE
In three states, 50% of wage earners are paid less than $16.50/hr.
In 16:states, 50% of earners make less than $18/hr.

I don’t know what the poverty line is or the national average. Other than farm work at .50 per hour, my first job was at $1.65/hr. I am 74.

It will increase unemployment and shutter small businesses. Just sayin my 2 cents.

The bill was introduced Feb. 24 which would raise min. wage incremently to hit $15 by 2025. Wonder what an 8' 2x4 will be by 2025?

I hope so, I need the money, groceries up for weeks an now gas, the ones against it are definately ones make big money or got big bucks sav

Coonman, if the grocery store has to pay their workers $15 an hour instead of the $12 they used to, they will have to raise their prices to cover that. You will see all prices rise more. It's a circle, a vicious circle.

I do not make big money or have a huge savings account. I've developed a skill set that pays decent.

That didnt happen when Henry Ford raised the wages of all his assembly line workers so they could afford to buy one of his cars.
In fact quite the opposite.
In fact it created so much demand that he sold more at cheaper prices and increased his own profits in the long term.

The business world isn't what it was in Henry Ford's days.

Obama raised the minimum wage to 15 when he was in office it quietly disappeared cause businesses cut their employee's hours to less then 40 making them part-time and not eligible
You're right White17 people left ford cause he was working them to death and the higher wage meant he'd have a steady supply of fresh meat coming thru the door

Larry, I don't see how the house will allow that to happen.

My wager would be that if there isn't direct payments the whole bill dies. Won't be the last time I'm wrong.

the cost of living has outpaced the working mans ability to stay ahead in these times,the wealthy keep getting richer (billionaires now) the guy or gal that wont to work is still the driveing force for the countrys success, thier is to much social give aways now that influences people not to work for a liveing.let the workers earn a wage they can live on. extream inflation not good. we can all say remember when.
take care

Auto workers need to take a pay cut, 40 to 50 Gs for a new truck. See what Ford started.

I have been listening to the argument against raising the minimum wage since 1967 when it went to $1.40 per hour. I am sure some businesses were hurt by having to pay their help more than what they were paying them but many survived and prospered. FYI the federal minimum wage has been around since 1938.

I just read an article about workers in Denmark that work at McDonalds that make $20.00 per hour plus benefits and the price of a Big Mac is 80 cents higher than it is here in US.

The last time the minimum wage was raised was in 2009 when it was raised to $7.25. Maybe if we had raised it a little each year we wouldn’t be having this discussion now.

It is time to raise the minimum wage. It might have more support if they were not trying to double it.

Let the workers earn a wage they can live on. That's $2400/month gross based on a 40 hr work week. And we give money to those who won't work. What are we going to do for the elderly getting $1000 per month for SS?

Denmark doesn't use the dollar, they use the krone. Someone is pimping the numbers.

You can tell the people that never had a business or 30 employees that think it's ok for the Government to tell them what to pay there employees. More than half the people in the US gain from Government largess, no wonder it's popular. You don't like your wage get a different job.

Why set the minimum so low? You can't live on $15 bucks an hour! If $15 is good $30 is better right? Lets just do that.

Dang I can live on $15 a hour easily.

$15/hour is about 30 grand annually. That would be tough to live off of nowadays for many families.

It takes two incomes to live now a days. Sixty grand is enough to raise a family on. Minimum wage is usually for non experienced young kids in their first jobs and is not for a family usually. LLL

Minimum wage should be the least amount someone is willing to do a given job for.

The government has no business setting a minimum wage.

If you can't find anyone willing to work for the pay you are offering, you either raise the pay or do it yourself.

Yep, self checkouts are the start. Ordering kiosks at restaurants are the next step. Robotic burger flippers. The list goes on and on.