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Donkees

(31,413 posts) Thu May 25, 2017, 01:17 PM May 2017

Senate and House Democrats Introduce the Raise the Wage Act of 2017

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Democratic Representatives & Senators announce the Raise the Wage Act of 2017. This legislation will raise the minimum wage nationwide incrementally from the current level of $7.25 to $15.00 an hour by 2024, and index the minimum wage to the median wage starting in 2025.

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Senate and House Democrats Introduce the Raise the Wage Act of 2017 (Original Post) Donkees May 2017 OP

Republicans love suffering especially of those people yuiyoshida May 2017 #1

That king of a pay raise would change a lot of lives - for the better. n/t Lil Missy May 2017 #2

And by 2024 colorado_ufo May 2017 #3

yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts)

1. Republicans love suffering especially of those people

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2017, 02:10 PM

May 2017

of the working class and poor. Anything to slap them down hard, so they know who their masters are... They will probably kill this and Trump will be happy to Veto it even if it makes it to his desk.

Lil Missy

(17,865 posts)

2. That king of a pay raise would change a lot of lives - for the better. n/t

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2017, 02:27 PM

May 2017

colorado_ufo

(5,734 posts)

3. And by 2024

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2017, 02:53 PM

May 2017

the $15.00 per hour wage, through inflation, may equal $7.25 per hour.

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