— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) August 22, 2023 Just as economists have long understood. High minimum wages even lead to more homelessness! Important and provocative finding from @seth_j_hill: "when cities raise their minimum wage by 10%, relative homeless counts increase by three to four...
If you’re one of the 1.02 million hourly workers in America who rely on federal minimum wages — or even less — to get by, you aren’t alone, but odds are good that your finances are pretty tight and saving money isn’t easy....
Leading the charge in providing substantial minimum wages, Washington claims the top position with an impressive rate of $16.28 per hour. A snapshot of states boasting the highest minimum wages is outlined below: Notably, if Washington, D.C., were considered a state, it would have claimed the...
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The minimum wages in some states are higher than the federal minimum wage in 2025, including District of Columbia, Washington, California, Connecticut, and others. Many of the minimum wage increases were effective on January 01, 2025. Some states have effective dates occurring at different months...
Personal injury protection coverage (PIP):PIP is a requirement in states with no-fault laws, however some at-fault states offer it as an option. If you get into an accident, PIP can pay for your medical bills, lost wages, rehabilitation costs and related expenses, regardless of who caused...
I predict that unless there’s a coming economic depression wages will increase. Or maybe we can import all of Central America and have people operating registers who don’t understand English. That appears the goal of the Biden White House, which claims to be looking out for the little guy...
Over the last 30 years, the coalition's "Out of Reach" reports have documented the extreme gaps between renters' wages and the cost of rental housing. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates the fair market rent, denoted as FMR in the report, as the...
its minimum wage by the three-year moving average of the CPI-W for the Northeast Region. An "off-ramp" is available in the event of certain economic or budget conditions. Indexing the minimum wage to inflation will help to maintain the purchasing power of workers' wages from year to year...
Delaware HB122 July 1, 2023 The law, signed by Governor John Carney on October 20, 2021, included a multi-year phase-out of subminimum wages with full implementation mid-2023. Hawaii SB793 June 21, 2021 The law went into effect upon Governor David Ige’s signature on June 21, 2021. ...