In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (established by the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines). The limitations of how the federal government calculates poverty understate how far the minimum wage is from economic security for workers and their families.
Your comments are not federating properly to my instance, but I found the link. Thanks for sharing it, I enjoyed it immensely. =D
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You’re welcome. I’ve had issues with comments not federating too. Can you please let your instance admin know, so they can address the issue? Thanks so much.