I'm paying them minimum wage to stare at you
November 12, 2024 at 10:05 PM
I'm paying them minimum wage to stare at you
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. That's unacceptable.
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. That's unacceptable.
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
In California, we're about growing the economy and wages for working people:
💵 $16.90 minimum wage
💵 $25 minimum wage for health care workers
💵 $20 minimum wage for fast food workers
Seventeen years without raising the federal minimum wage is unacceptable. Working people deserve a real living wage, protection from wage theft, and job security that puts families before corporate profits. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Federal Employment Standards as the Foundation of Economic Security: Revisiting Minimum Wage, Just Cause, and Tools to Combat Wage Theft
Patrick Oakford proposes raising the minimum wage to 2/3 of median earnings ($20 per hour by 2030), implementing just-cause protections, and expanding wage theft enforcement to restore economic securi...
rooseveltinstitute.org
May 24, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Seventeen years without raising the federal minimum wage is unacceptable. Working people deserve a real living wage, protection from wage theft, and job security that puts families before corporate profits. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
“Jesus doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.” — Pope Leo XIV
September 20, 2026 at 3:58 PM
“Jesus doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.” — Pope Leo XIV
Republicans: “Not every wage is designed to be a livable wage.”
In other words, not everyone deserves to live.
Vote for democrats.
In other words, not everyone deserves to live.
Vote for democrats.
August 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Republicans: “Not every wage is designed to be a livable wage.”
In other words, not everyone deserves to live.
Vote for democrats.
In other words, not everyone deserves to live.
Vote for democrats.
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
July 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today marks 16 years since the federal minimum wage was last raised.
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
Guess how much the wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
On this day in 2007, the Fair Minimum Wage Act was signed into law, raising the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
A child born that year is now old enough to drive in 2026.
The minimum wage is *still* $7.25. It's long past time to increase it.
A child born that year is now old enough to drive in 2026.
The minimum wage is *still* $7.25. It's long past time to increase it.
May 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
On this day in 2007, the Fair Minimum Wage Act was signed into law, raising the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour.
A child born that year is now old enough to drive in 2026.
The minimum wage is *still* $7.25. It's long past time to increase it.
A child born that year is now old enough to drive in 2026.
The minimum wage is *still* $7.25. It's long past time to increase it.
If we promise not to bring an iced coffee into a job interview, will you promise to pay us a living wage?
September 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
If we promise not to bring an iced coffee into a job interview, will you promise to pay us a living wage?
17 years ago today, the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25—17 years ago!
That was last time we had a federal minimum wage increase. It's past time we change that.
That was last time we had a federal minimum wage increase. It's past time we change that.
July 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
17 years ago today, the federal minimum wage was increased to $7.25—17 years ago!
That was last time we had a federal minimum wage increase. It's past time we change that.
That was last time we had a federal minimum wage increase. It's past time we change that.
So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
So increasing the minimum wage to a livable wage is “socialism”?
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
But Amazon union busting, keeping wages low, and forcing workers onto public assistance while its founder increases his net worth by $7.9M an hour is the "free market"?
Perhaps this could be a WaPo opinion piece.
Today, I introduced legislation to require that the minimum wage be a living wage. $25 an hour is what’s required for a full time worker to pay their bills, and we shouldn’t accept that full time work leaves people living in poverty.
June 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Today, I introduced legislation to require that the minimum wage be a living wage. $25 an hour is what’s required for a full time worker to pay their bills, and we shouldn’t accept that full time work leaves people living in poverty.
Raising the $7.25 an hour minimum wage to a living wage is not a radical idea.
Since 2020, voters in Florida, Nebraska, Missouri & Alaska approved a major increase in their minimum wage.
What’s radical is that the federal minimum wage has not gone up since 2009.
Since 2020, voters in Florida, Nebraska, Missouri & Alaska approved a major increase in their minimum wage.
What’s radical is that the federal minimum wage has not gone up since 2009.
June 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Raising the $7.25 an hour minimum wage to a living wage is not a radical idea.
Since 2020, voters in Florida, Nebraska, Missouri & Alaska approved a major increase in their minimum wage.
What’s radical is that the federal minimum wage has not gone up since 2009.
Since 2020, voters in Florida, Nebraska, Missouri & Alaska approved a major increase in their minimum wage.
What’s radical is that the federal minimum wage has not gone up since 2009.
Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
enjoying her min wage job
September 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
enjoying her min wage job
Wage theft comes in many forms, and once you start seeing it, it’s everywhere. Layoff after ship? Wage theft. Not getting a bonus that’s in your contract? Wage theft. Doing Lead level work but still only a Senior? Wage theft. Misclassified contractor? Wage theft.
I saw a post where someone made the connection that a company laying you off right after your product comes out is pretty much stealing your wages from you and, yeah. They’re double dipping, getting all the profit and not having to pay for the team that generated it.
Ubisoft devs who worked on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in Barcelona celebrate the game's launch today by bracing for layoffs.
"After 7 years at Ubi...
https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-devs-celebrate-black-flag-remake-launch-with-layoffs-this-is-not-how-i-imagined-it-would-end-2000714209
"After 7 years at Ubi...
https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-devs-celebrate-black-flag-remake-launch-with-layoffs-this-is-not-how-i-imagined-it-would-end-2000714209
July 9, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Wage theft comes in many forms, and once you start seeing it, it’s everywhere. Layoff after ship? Wage theft. Not getting a bonus that’s in your contract? Wage theft. Doing Lead level work but still only a Senior? Wage theft. Misclassified contractor? Wage theft.
OOOF, all of the wage growth over the last year erased in one month
April 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
OOOF, all of the wage growth over the last year erased in one month
Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
October 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
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May 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
minimum wage kabru #costcomeshi (2024)
Last night, every Senate Democrat voted for my amendment calling for a $17 an hour federal minimum wage while every Republican but 1 opposed it. The movement to raise the minimum wage to a living wage is growing.
In 2025, a job must lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it.
In 2025, a job must lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it.
April 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Last night, every Senate Democrat voted for my amendment calling for a $17 an hour federal minimum wage while every Republican but 1 opposed it. The movement to raise the minimum wage to a living wage is growing.
In 2025, a job must lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it.
In 2025, a job must lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it.
A reminder that the federal minimum wage ($7.25) hasn’t been increased for 17 YEARS. Happy #LaborDay.
The minimum wage is now the lowest it’s been in 70 years—making the federal wage floor ‘officially a poverty wage,’ report finds | Fortune
“We are currently in the longest period of inaction on the federal minimum wage since its inception in 1938,” economist Sylvia Allegretto wrote in a recent report.
fortune.com
September 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A reminder that the federal minimum wage ($7.25) hasn’t been increased for 17 YEARS. Happy #LaborDay.
BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages.
Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
April 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
BREAKING: Two Democratic Reps. are introducing a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25/hr and eliminate subminimum wages.
Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
Reps. Delia Ramirez and Analilia Mejia are introducing the bill, saying it's unacceptable that the minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009.
Buckle up Dem establishment, because me and my maximum wage tied to the minimum wage proposal are coming for your asses
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Buckle up Dem establishment, because me and my maximum wage tied to the minimum wage proposal are coming for your asses
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