What is the current minimum wage??

[NFS4]

See title

 

[yakko]

More than it needs to be.

 

[pulse8]

$6.25 right?

 

[minendo]

$5.15

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: minendo
$5.15

last time i checked...that was it.

 

[RossMAN]

I think minendo is right. It seems to vary from state to state, damn Oregon's is $6.50 vs NC's $5.15

First hit on Google

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think minendo is right. It seems to vary from state to state, damn Oregon's is $6.50 vs NC's $5.15

First hit on Google

Gawd damn. $5.15 is pocket change:Q

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think minendo is right. It seems to vary from state to state, damn Oregon's is $6.50 vs NC's $5.15

First hit on Google

Gawd damn. $5.15 is pocket change:Q

You can say that again. You could barely survive on $5.15/hour assuming 40 hour work weeks, no vacations, you live in the ghetto in a 1 bedroom apartment, eat nothing but instant ramen and don't use any water/electricity/heat/no ATOT.

<--- Minimum wage, been there, done that. No thanks

 

[FoBoT]

federal or state?

each state can make it higher (but not lower) than the federal

 

[Instagib]

Originally posted by: NFS4
See title

Why do you ask?

 

[Frosty3799]

Originally posted by: RossMAN

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: RossMAN
I think minendo is right. It seems to vary from state to state, damn Oregon's is $6.50 vs NC's $5.15

First hit on Google

Gawd damn. $5.15 is pocket change:Q

You can say that again. You could barely survive on $5.15/hour assuming 40 hour work weeks, no vacations, you live in the ghetto in a 1 bedroom apartment, eat nothing but instant ramen and don't use any water/electricity/heat/no ATOT.

<--- Minimum wage, been there, done that. No thanks

yea, at 5.15/hour here in new york state 52 weeks of 40 hours a week still put you below the poverty level :-\

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: yakko
More than it needs to be.

So you can live of Min. Wage or pay for 4 years of college with it???

I can't, see my CC bills and loans. And I don't even work for Min. wage.

 

[amnesiac]

It's $6.75 here in CA.

 

[LaBang]

lower than it should be. at least where i live.

 

[KLin]

Santa cruz's minimum wage is $12/hr w/o benefits, $11/hr with benefits. I'd hate to see how much a mcdonald's value meal costs there.

 

[joohang]

What is the difference between federal and state min wage?

Is federal the lowest that each state must set?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: joohang
What is the difference between federal and state min wage?

Is federal the lowest that each state must set?

each state can set their own but it must be at least the same or higher than the federal minimum

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for all of you that say it is too low, your calculations are only using 40 hours a week, there is NO reason why a person with minimal skills (ie that is why you get a job that pays minimum wage) can't work 60, or 70 or 80 hours a week if they desire more income than what 40 hours of work provides (ie 2 or 3 jobs)

or they can improve their skills to get a job that pays more

artificial wage rates set by governments are unnecessary, IMO

 

[fr]

Originally posted by: KLin
Santa cruz's minimum wage is $12/hr w/o benefits, $11/hr with benefits. I'd hate to see how much a mcdonald's value meal costs there.

It costs about the same. Mmm...chicken wings.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: joohang
What is the difference between federal and state min wage?

Is federal the lowest that each state must set?

each state can set their own but it must be at least the same or higher than the federal minimum

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for all of you that say it is too low, your calculations are only using 40 hours a week, there is NO reason why a person with minimal skills (ie that is why you get a job that pays minimum wage) can't work 60, or 70 or 80 hours a week if they desire more income than what 40 hours of work provides (ie 2 or 3 jobs)

or they can improve their skills to get a job that pays more

artificial wage rates set by governments are unnecessary, IMO

We've had this argument in the past, and I don't think that either side budged an inch during what quickly turned into a flame-fest. The anti-minimum wage people stuck to what their Economics text books say about the supply and demand of labor. The pro-minimum wage folks (like myself) did a good job of explaining that you can't afford to raise a family or get additional education when only making $200 a week, but it certainly wasn't enough to change anyone's opinion.

I'll say this, though. Anyone who thinks that you can effectively raise kids or take a full load of college courses while working 60 to 80 hours a week can't tell time very well. I don't want to see this get ugly, however, so I'm going to stay out of this one.

 

[HappyPuppy]

What I have today I can attribut to starting out by working 2+ jobs in my younger years. I learned and studied on my own in order to get ahead. My family never suffered or did without and at the same time I kept moving into better jobs because I had a neverending thirst for knowledge.

Minimum wage isn't meant to raise a family on if you only want to work 40hrs/wk. If you have ambition you will learn and earn more.

 

[Cyberian]

Originally posted by: KLin
Santa cruz's minimum wage is $12/hr w/o benefits, $11/hr with benefits. I'd hate to see how much a mcdonald's value meal costs there.

That really doesn't sound right.
The city itself is hiring people at $8.78/hr.


Santa Cruz

 

[minendo]

ultimatebob you mean my thread.

 

[cosmic1]

Not enough to live on!

 

[bandXtrb]

Not enough to wipe your butt with. Just left my $6/hr supermarket job.

 

[Atrail]

At minimum wage you'll be

"Living In A Van Down By The River"

Also waiters in TX make 2.13 an hour, in CA they get minimum wage $6.75.
Hope the guy that was complaining about tips knows this! :|