They’re paying people $9 or $10 an hour to work at Taco Bell and Dairy Queen here in central Texas. I don’t think anyone works for $7.25 around here.
Most people do make more than minwage. That is why much of the fuss over it is a tempest in teapot. The real concern is the wages over minwage that are still not livable.
parsy, who would love to tear into this one but is still tied up on another thread about the same thing.