A rising tide raises all boats. At least that’s no doubt how this will be viewed. Great expectations. Most people think they are underpaid to
Category: At Work
Most people spend two thirds of their lives at work and work is the place where we see people at their worst. It’s like we check our common sense at the door. Here’s why.
A National minimum wage is unwise if it doesn’t consider regional costs of living.
Look across the US and you will see significantly different incomes among the states. Property taxes and other expenses vary greatly. Live as middle income
Making Cents
I wrote this several months ago, but I still think it’s relevant, perhaps more so these days. IT ISN’T HARD these days to find media stories
1.4 million lost jobs…and
Higher salaries, but not just for minimum wage workers Higher spending for Medicaid, Medicare and ACA subsidies Higher prices for goods and services, especially health
Job tenure and your retirement
Lamenting the demise of the pension plan may be misguided. Even while most Americans never had a pension, many who did never received substantial value
The impact of raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025, by congressional district: Mapping the impact of the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 on workers |
According to the Economic Policy Institute: The federal minimum hourly wage is just $7.25 and has not increased since 2009. The Raise the Wage Act
