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To: SeekAndFind
demand an increase in wages from the $7.25 minimum to $15 an hour...

How about $22?

That's the approximate amount according to current news clips of welfare chea... er... I mean... recipients, on the upwards of 162 "low-income" programs and 7 core welfare programs.

11 posted on 08/21/2013 6:50:53 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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To: C210N
I'll see your $22/hour, and raise it to $30, just to be fair.

Welfare recipients do not have to pay taxes on their benefits, whereas a worker is subject to FICA, Medicare, and income taxes. It's an educated estimate that the pre-tax amount of $30 would result in an after-tax hourly rate of $22/hour (+/-).

25 posted on 08/21/2013 7:27:20 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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To: C210N
How about $22?

Ironically that is what the Left is claiming it would be had it been adjusted to keep pace with inflation in real dollar terms since 1968.


26 posted on 08/21/2013 8:07:21 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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