Alternate GOP proposal for increasing the minimum wage. It doesn't go nearly far enough. I get it. They don't want to put small businesses out of business. We cannot keep protecting giant monopolies by citing that worker protections and wage increases would kill small business. You know what kills small business? The anti-competitive nature of monopolies.
The recent proposal released by Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) would not even increase the minimum wage to 1960s levels, after adjusting for inflation. It is a meager increase that fails to address the problem of low pay in the U.S. economy.
The Romney–Cotton proposal would slowly raise the federal minimum wage from its current level of $7.25 per hour to $10 per hour in 2025. In contrast, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 would raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
Romney–Cotton’s $10 target by 2025 is the equivalent of $9.19 per hour in today’s dollars, about 13% less than what the minimum wage was at its high-water mark in 1968.
It is unconscionable that we should pay the lowest-wage workers today less than what they earned five decades ago, while the economy’s productivity has more than doubled over the last 50 years. The Romney–Cotton proposal would continue that harmful trend; would maintain a separate lower wage for young workers and those with disabilities; and would—incredibly—fail to increase the separate minimum wage for tipped workers that has been stuck at $2.13 per hour for 30 years.
Chump change: The Romney–Cotton minimum wage proposal leaves 27 million workers without a pay increase
Those who had high hopes for a serious minimum wage proposal from the Republican Party will be disappointed: The recent proposal released by Sens. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) would not even increase the minimum wage to 1960s levels, after adjusting for inflation. It is a meager...www.epi.org
No this minimum wage is not really going to be able to help workers afford housing, but we still don't know exactly how Covid is going to affect rents in large cities.
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It’s fine. Seems like it’s gonna be energy efficient and The Trucks they use now are like 30 years old. Beyond that they look a bit funny but I’m sure that’ll fade as they become common.
That sucks.
I know on items I send via USPS via media mail I can add on insurance at additional cost. I generally take a bit of cost on to do so just in case for pricier items. I imagine most bands or stores don't offer since they find it easier to replace the record.
Which means you are generally SOL on a limited release that is sold out
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They are voting on it tomorrow in the House and have a +10 vote cushion. I would be surprised it it didn’t pass exactly as Biden proposed it. Unlike the previous administration it seems like the Biden administration understands the benefits the bully pulpit that the Presidency wields. I am sure they will be able to whip up enough support. The Senate is where they’ll will run into issues. I am sure it will still pass but they may need some concessions due to their slim margins.Where the stimulus bill stands in Congress, and what comes next
The major order of business for President Joe Biden and Congress is to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the round of unemployment benefits and other aid approved in December lapse, again leaving millions of Americans short of help.
Here is the latest on the stimulus.
No surprise that the Republicans oppose it. Say it's too large, socialism and don't think it is actually needed and that we should wait and see how things progress verses rushing to pass a bill.
When it comes to democrats, many moderate democrats are opposed to certain aspects of the bill, such as increasing the middle wage. Something that progressives are pushing for.
In this area all rentals built in the last 15 years have targeted people who make 100k a year or more.
Even one bedroom apartments and studios are priced this way. They are either priced for one person making 100k, or double income.
An hourly wage of $32 an hour with single income is considered living above your means for almost all one bedroom rentals.
I can only afford the cheapest rental properties in Salem. The new apartments they just built I can come nowhere close to being able to afford.
Guess I'm in the wrong career. The Millennial able to afford this housing are likely working in finance or insurance in Boston. Which Boston is big on. I was talking to one such person, and their salary is 350k . No wonder they can afford a one bedroom apartment that targets people with an income of 100k or more.
A family of 2 could not afford a many of the 1 bedroom apartment around here if both were making a minimum wage of $15 an hour. Have kids to support? Forget about it, you would need to get into section 8 housing. Which has up to a 15 year waiting list in this area!
When I was in college, my career path was looking like I could easily make 120k a year when I reached the 3-5 year experience range.
The floor fell out with the recession and globalization. Most companies want to off shore web development work and there is a mentality that "any one can work" and that it's no longer a specialized skill.
5 years experience will now land you with a salary of 45k to 70k depending where you are located in much of the country for a Front End Web Developer.
Jobs in the 6 figure range today either have requirements of 20 years experience or is contractor position.
Technically I'm a Full Stack Developer, which includes backend languages and apps. And I do that kind of work. But my job title and pay does not reflect that. And that's because font end development still makes up the majority of my work as well as many of my colleges. It's like the backend work has to make up the majority of our work for them to considers full stack. But in that case they could use the same argument to say you are a Backend Developer, and not a Full Stack Developer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We are flat with no career growth path where I work other than moving up to a VP level position and then the work isn't so much development but rather marketing decisions, sales and management. No yearly cost of living adjustments either. The only real way for me to get a raise is to move around.
Been keeping an eye on things to see if any better job openings come up. But there really has been nothing in the past year. Covid aside, our job Market is saturated. Wayfair laid off 1,000 developers in January of 2020. Much of the advertising agencies also downsized in January of 2020. This means any job that does gets posted is highly competitive with hundreds of people applying for them.
With the surplus of talent, this means the wages are not good on the jobs that do come up. I have been watching Glass Door and there hasn't been anything in the last year that has been worth applying for. They would all mean a pay cut for me. I even saw a front end developer position with 5 years experience listed in Boston for $15 an hour on Glass Door
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