Upon inception it was set at $0.25. It is now $7.25.

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    1 year ago

    Can you name one? I don’t know a single person who actually makes minimum wage. Legit question.

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      I’m kind of shocked at this, you must be really wealthy and/or out of touch. I make minimum wage at my current job which is 13.65 an hour in the state of Colorado. I make less now than I ever have before at any other job and I spent thousands on a technical degree. Many people all over the country only make minimum wage. Bartenders and jobs like that come to mind, they are often paid $2 or less an hour with “tips” that add up to minimum wage.

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        Not wealthy nor in a wealthy area but I live in a pretty densely populated state so I just don’t see it. Even convenience store jobs pay $18-20/hr here.

        I’ve been working since 14 and that may have been the only year I made the minimum wage too. I don’t generally look at this sort of data so thank you for sharing your anecdotes!

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      Just means you’re not poor. I know loads, and they’re all in the poorest part of the country.

      Dollar General, McDonald’s, Krogers, 7-11 just to name a few that you’d recognize. Used to be Walmart but they upped pay a couple of years ago.

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        yup, I made minimum wage at a Krogers back in 2010 and the folks working there now are making the same $7.25 I was back then.

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        Maybe it’s a regional thing then, those types of jobs in my area all earn more than the federal minimum wage and even the stage minimum which is $15/hr now.

        That said, aside from DG, those other companies are franchise operations. Still, thank you for honestly answering and not just resorting to name calling.

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      I no longer work there but in the last year I worked for a “leading global source for education materials” according to Forbes, worth 2.8 billion and I was paid minimum wage as a retail employee.