Laurie Loves Data
@alanibeatie.bsky.social
Posting one relevant data point per day. Numbers don't lie.
Wife, mother, Mimi, marathon runner, swimmer, birding nerd. Christian (not that kind). Democracy lover, resister. Sourdough freak.
#BlueCrew
Wife, mother, Mimi, marathon runner, swimmer, birding nerd. Christian (not that kind). Democracy lover, resister. Sourdough freak.
#BlueCrew
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Once again, voters expressed their anger by electing Trump
What are they angry about? Many are swimming in debt
*mortgage debt
*student loan debt
*credit card debt
*AND now...online gambling debt
This debt benefits the wealthy
We must fight a class war, rather than a culture war
We can win
What are they angry about? Many are swimming in debt
*mortgage debt
*student loan debt
*credit card debt
*AND now...online gambling debt
This debt benefits the wealthy
We must fight a class war, rather than a culture war
We can win
January 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Once again, voters expressed their anger by electing Trump
What are they angry about? Many are swimming in debt
*mortgage debt
*student loan debt
*credit card debt
*AND now...online gambling debt
This debt benefits the wealthy
We must fight a class war, rather than a culture war
We can win
What are they angry about? Many are swimming in debt
*mortgage debt
*student loan debt
*credit card debt
*AND now...online gambling debt
This debt benefits the wealthy
We must fight a class war, rather than a culture war
We can win
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Wealth inequality translates into political inequality.
There is no better example of that than the last election, which was bought for Trump by very wealthy donors for their own benefit
Income inequality leads to political polarization
The system is rigged
There is no better example of that than the last election, which was bought for Trump by very wealthy donors for their own benefit
Income inequality leads to political polarization
The system is rigged
January 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Wealth inequality translates into political inequality.
There is no better example of that than the last election, which was bought for Trump by very wealthy donors for their own benefit
Income inequality leads to political polarization
The system is rigged
There is no better example of that than the last election, which was bought for Trump by very wealthy donors for their own benefit
Income inequality leads to political polarization
The system is rigged
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Before 1968 minimum wage rose with productivity growth.
In the years since then, it hasn't even kept up with inflation.
There isn’t a single state in the US where a full time job paying the federal min wage covers the cost of living. In most states, TWO full time min wage jobs still wouldn’t.
In the years since then, it hasn't even kept up with inflation.
There isn’t a single state in the US where a full time job paying the federal min wage covers the cost of living. In most states, TWO full time min wage jobs still wouldn’t.
January 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Before 1968 minimum wage rose with productivity growth.
In the years since then, it hasn't even kept up with inflation.
There isn’t a single state in the US where a full time job paying the federal min wage covers the cost of living. In most states, TWO full time min wage jobs still wouldn’t.
In the years since then, it hasn't even kept up with inflation.
There isn’t a single state in the US where a full time job paying the federal min wage covers the cost of living. In most states, TWO full time min wage jobs still wouldn’t.
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70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
January 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
70% of the world’s population has universal healthcare, but not the US
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
We are the only highly developed nation without it
Our healthcare is twice as expensive as the average wealthy nation
US ranks last among industrial nations for deaths that could be prevented with timely access to healthcare
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Several posters let me know this map is incorrect. Here is a better one. The green countries have universal healthcare. The red and blue ones don't.
The message is the same. Most of the rest of the world has UH. The US doesn't.
The message is the same. Most of the rest of the world has UH. The US doesn't.
January 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Several posters let me know this map is incorrect. Here is a better one. The green countries have universal healthcare. The red and blue ones don't.
The message is the same. Most of the rest of the world has UH. The US doesn't.
The message is the same. Most of the rest of the world has UH. The US doesn't.
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This pic from @piperformissouri.bsky.social
Dems spend time disavowing lies like these to try to explain more complex truths
Homosexuality existed in Christ’s time. He uttered not 1 word to condemn it. What did He condemn? Hypocrisy, hate, selfishness, greed, pride
Sound like anyone you know?
Dems spend time disavowing lies like these to try to explain more complex truths
Homosexuality existed in Christ’s time. He uttered not 1 word to condemn it. What did He condemn? Hypocrisy, hate, selfishness, greed, pride
Sound like anyone you know?
January 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This pic from @piperformissouri.bsky.social
Dems spend time disavowing lies like these to try to explain more complex truths
Homosexuality existed in Christ’s time. He uttered not 1 word to condemn it. What did He condemn? Hypocrisy, hate, selfishness, greed, pride
Sound like anyone you know?
Dems spend time disavowing lies like these to try to explain more complex truths
Homosexuality existed in Christ’s time. He uttered not 1 word to condemn it. What did He condemn? Hypocrisy, hate, selfishness, greed, pride
Sound like anyone you know?
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I did not appreciate Jimmy Carter enough when he was president
He wrote the nation’s first green energy policy, doubled the size of the national park system, pushed through the first real fuel economy standards and approved the first toxic waste cleanup
insideclimatenews.org/news/3112202...
He wrote the nation’s first green energy policy, doubled the size of the national park system, pushed through the first real fuel economy standards and approved the first toxic waste cleanup
insideclimatenews.org/news/3112202...
Jimmy Carter, Visionary - Inside Climate News
This article originally appeared in Old Goats with Jonathan Alter and is reprinted with permission. I’ve written a lot about Jimmy Carter over the last few years, most recently about my experience as ...
insideclimatenews.org
January 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I did not appreciate Jimmy Carter enough when he was president
He wrote the nation’s first green energy policy, doubled the size of the national park system, pushed through the first real fuel economy standards and approved the first toxic waste cleanup
insideclimatenews.org/news/3112202...
He wrote the nation’s first green energy policy, doubled the size of the national park system, pushed through the first real fuel economy standards and approved the first toxic waste cleanup
insideclimatenews.org/news/3112202...
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Men with a high school degree make 22 percent less than they did 45 years ago, when 1 salary could support a family
Average wage for HS grad is $30K. For a college grad it's $52K
Is it any wonder that the working class is resentful? Dems must win back the working class
money.com/wage-gap-col...
Average wage for HS grad is $30K. For a college grad it's $52K
Is it any wonder that the working class is resentful? Dems must win back the working class
money.com/wage-gap-col...
The Wage Gap Between College and High School Grads Just Hit a Record High
Young workers with college degrees typically earn $22,000 more, and the gap increases over time.
money.com
January 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Men with a high school degree make 22 percent less than they did 45 years ago, when 1 salary could support a family
Average wage for HS grad is $30K. For a college grad it's $52K
Is it any wonder that the working class is resentful? Dems must win back the working class
money.com/wage-gap-col...
Average wage for HS grad is $30K. For a college grad it's $52K
Is it any wonder that the working class is resentful? Dems must win back the working class
money.com/wage-gap-col...
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Medicare recipients with the Part D prescription plan will pay a maximum $2000 out of pocket in 2025 for their medications, rather than the $8000 paid in 2024.
That’s $6000 more in your pocket.
Buys a lot of gas and eggs.
Thank you, Joe Biden.
www.cbsnews.com/news/medicar...
That’s $6000 more in your pocket.
Buys a lot of gas and eggs.
Thank you, Joe Biden.
www.cbsnews.com/news/medicar...
Medicare's new $2,000 prescription drug cap goes into effect Jan. 1. Here's how it works.
Millions of Medicare enrollees are likely to see relief in 2025 when a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug-spending goes into effect.
www.cbsnews.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Medicare recipients with the Part D prescription plan will pay a maximum $2000 out of pocket in 2025 for their medications, rather than the $8000 paid in 2024.
That’s $6000 more in your pocket.
Buys a lot of gas and eggs.
Thank you, Joe Biden.
www.cbsnews.com/news/medicar...
That’s $6000 more in your pocket.
Buys a lot of gas and eggs.
Thank you, Joe Biden.
www.cbsnews.com/news/medicar...
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There is an interesting split in the MAGA ranks that Dems should take advantage of
Core MAGA vs.oligarch tech bros
Bros' view - immigrants are virtuous and high achieving; Americans are lazy and mediocre - is literally the opposite of MAGA
You know what to do! 🔁
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Core MAGA vs.oligarch tech bros
Bros' view - immigrants are virtuous and high achieving; Americans are lazy and mediocre - is literally the opposite of MAGA
You know what to do! 🔁
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Elon Musk Turns MAGA Civil War Nuclear: ‘F*** Yourself in the Face’
Elon Musk’s war on MAGA has gone nuclear after the billionaire CEO blasted a social media user’s comments about H-1B visas Friday, and former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon called him a “toddler”...
www.yahoo.com
December 31, 2024 at 5:53 PM
There is an interesting split in the MAGA ranks that Dems should take advantage of
Core MAGA vs.oligarch tech bros
Bros' view - immigrants are virtuous and high achieving; Americans are lazy and mediocre - is literally the opposite of MAGA
You know what to do! 🔁
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Core MAGA vs.oligarch tech bros
Bros' view - immigrants are virtuous and high achieving; Americans are lazy and mediocre - is literally the opposite of MAGA
You know what to do! 🔁
www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
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How bad are school vouchers for students?
The use of school vouchers is equivalent to missing more than one-third of a year, or 68 days of school.
Students in voucher schools did significantly worse than public school students, especially in math.
Vouchers are a scam.
time.com/6272666/scho...
The use of school vouchers is equivalent to missing more than one-third of a year, or 68 days of school.
Students in voucher schools did significantly worse than public school students, especially in math.
Vouchers are a scam.
time.com/6272666/scho...
How School Voucher Programs Hurt Students
Vouchers are largely tax subsidies for existing private school families, and a tax bailout for struggling private schools.
time.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:08 PM
How bad are school vouchers for students?
The use of school vouchers is equivalent to missing more than one-third of a year, or 68 days of school.
Students in voucher schools did significantly worse than public school students, especially in math.
Vouchers are a scam.
time.com/6272666/scho...
The use of school vouchers is equivalent to missing more than one-third of a year, or 68 days of school.
Students in voucher schools did significantly worse than public school students, especially in math.
Vouchers are a scam.
time.com/6272666/scho...
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Dogs were trained to sniff out cancer
They successfully detected breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer w a 94% success rate
"The dogs’ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world."
I love science!
www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs...
They successfully detected breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer w a 94% success rate
"The dogs’ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world."
I love science!
www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs...
Dogs team up with AI to sniff out cancer
Scientists paired Labrador retrievers with an AI model in a new screening test for breast, lung, colorectal or prostate cancer.
www.sciencenews.org
December 30, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Dogs were trained to sniff out cancer
They successfully detected breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer w a 94% success rate
"The dogs’ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world."
I love science!
www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs...
They successfully detected breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancer w a 94% success rate
"The dogs’ names are Mars, Moon and Pluto, and you might say their cancer-sniffing skills are out of this world."
I love science!
www.sciencenews.org/article/dogs...
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Border czar Homan says there is "no price tag" on deporting millions of undocumented immigrants
But there IS a price tag and it’s $86B for camps to hold detainees
Halfway houses will hold US-born children of undoc. immigrants.
Yes, they will deport US citizens
www.yahoo.com/news/no-pric...
But there IS a price tag and it’s $86B for camps to hold detainees
Halfway houses will hold US-born children of undoc. immigrants.
Yes, they will deport US citizens
www.yahoo.com/news/no-pric...
No ‘price tag’ for mass deportations, says incoming border czar
“What price do you put on national security? I don't think it has a price tag,” Homan said.
www.yahoo.com
December 30, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Border czar Homan says there is "no price tag" on deporting millions of undocumented immigrants
But there IS a price tag and it’s $86B for camps to hold detainees
Halfway houses will hold US-born children of undoc. immigrants.
Yes, they will deport US citizens
www.yahoo.com/news/no-pric...
But there IS a price tag and it’s $86B for camps to hold detainees
Halfway houses will hold US-born children of undoc. immigrants.
Yes, they will deport US citizens
www.yahoo.com/news/no-pric...
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Republicans point to Finland as an example where it is possible to have a lot of guns, but not a lot of shootings
But Finland has 32.4 guns per 100 people; the US has 120.5
In Finland 14% of the guns are unregistered; in the us 99.7%
We need common sense gun laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimat...
But Finland has 32.4 guns per 100 people; the US has 120.5
In Finland 14% of the guns are unregistered; in the us 99.7%
We need common sense gun laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimat...
Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Republicans point to Finland as an example where it is possible to have a lot of guns, but not a lot of shootings
But Finland has 32.4 guns per 100 people; the US has 120.5
In Finland 14% of the guns are unregistered; in the us 99.7%
We need common sense gun laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimat...
But Finland has 32.4 guns per 100 people; the US has 120.5
In Finland 14% of the guns are unregistered; in the us 99.7%
We need common sense gun laws
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimat...
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@bsky.app is the only major social media platform not owned by a billionaire who contributed $1M+ to Trump
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a blue and gold butterfly with a purple tail
Alt: a blue and gold butterfly with a purple tail
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:02 AM
@bsky.app is the only major social media platform not owned by a billionaire who contributed $1M+ to Trump
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** Applies to billionaires too
December 29, 2024 at 9:17 PM
** Applies to billionaires too
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A USC study shows expanding Medicaid access caused a 4% reduction in adult deaths per year in the expansion states
Infant mortality in non–Medicaid expansion states rose 2%, but declined in Medicaid expansion states by 5%
Why would Red state govs NOT expand Medicaid?
keck.usc.edu/news/medicai...
Infant mortality in non–Medicaid expansion states rose 2%, but declined in Medicaid expansion states by 5%
Why would Red state govs NOT expand Medicaid?
keck.usc.edu/news/medicai...
Medicaid expansion linked to reductions in mortality, according to USC research
The study shows broadening Medicaid access was associated with close to a 4% reduction in adult deaths per year.
keck.usc.edu
December 29, 2024 at 6:50 PM
A USC study shows expanding Medicaid access caused a 4% reduction in adult deaths per year in the expansion states
Infant mortality in non–Medicaid expansion states rose 2%, but declined in Medicaid expansion states by 5%
Why would Red state govs NOT expand Medicaid?
keck.usc.edu/news/medicai...
Infant mortality in non–Medicaid expansion states rose 2%, but declined in Medicaid expansion states by 5%
Why would Red state govs NOT expand Medicaid?
keck.usc.edu/news/medicai...
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Personal story:
My 1st year teacher's salary was 10x tuition for my first year of college.
This year, tuition at my alma mater is $11.1K. I guarantee, NO 1st year teacher in my state is making $111K. Average is $53.5K.
Since I graduated, state funding for education decreased 24%; federal 41%.
My 1st year teacher's salary was 10x tuition for my first year of college.
This year, tuition at my alma mater is $11.1K. I guarantee, NO 1st year teacher in my state is making $111K. Average is $53.5K.
Since I graduated, state funding for education decreased 24%; federal 41%.
December 29, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Personal story:
My 1st year teacher's salary was 10x tuition for my first year of college.
This year, tuition at my alma mater is $11.1K. I guarantee, NO 1st year teacher in my state is making $111K. Average is $53.5K.
Since I graduated, state funding for education decreased 24%; federal 41%.
My 1st year teacher's salary was 10x tuition for my first year of college.
This year, tuition at my alma mater is $11.1K. I guarantee, NO 1st year teacher in my state is making $111K. Average is $53.5K.
Since I graduated, state funding for education decreased 24%; federal 41%.
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A group of young people aged 18-25 has sued the commission overseeing Florida’s electric providers
The litigation argues the commission’s actions "violate state law and the constitutionally protected rights of the state’s youth to a safe and livable future."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
The litigation argues the commission’s actions "violate state law and the constitutionally protected rights of the state’s youth to a safe and livable future."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
A Florida Commission Keeps Approving Utility Plans With Lots of Fossil Fuels. Now Young Adults Are Suing - Inside Climate News
The plaintiffs claim the Public Service Commission’s practice of approving utility plans based on fossil fuels violates their constitutional rights to life and health.
insideclimatenews.org
December 28, 2024 at 9:45 PM
A group of young people aged 18-25 has sued the commission overseeing Florida’s electric providers
The litigation argues the commission’s actions "violate state law and the constitutionally protected rights of the state’s youth to a safe and livable future."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
The litigation argues the commission’s actions "violate state law and the constitutionally protected rights of the state’s youth to a safe and livable future."
insideclimatenews.org/news/1812202...
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These men were part of a campaign advocating mass deportations
They now want to INCREASE visas for foreign workers, which benefits oligarch tech bros
Still believe they are interested in bringing opportunities to middle class Americans?
You are not paying attention
www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/p...
They now want to INCREASE visas for foreign workers, which benefits oligarch tech bros
Still believe they are interested in bringing opportunities to middle class Americans?
You are not paying attention
www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/p...
Musk and Ramaswamy defend foreign worker visas, sparking MAGA backlash | CNN Politics
Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump ove...
www.cnn.com
December 28, 2024 at 8:23 PM
These men were part of a campaign advocating mass deportations
They now want to INCREASE visas for foreign workers, which benefits oligarch tech bros
Still believe they are interested in bringing opportunities to middle class Americans?
You are not paying attention
www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/p...
They now want to INCREASE visas for foreign workers, which benefits oligarch tech bros
Still believe they are interested in bringing opportunities to middle class Americans?
You are not paying attention
www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/p...
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I'm sure Trump will handle this crisis just as well as he handled Covid. That is to say, not at all.
And this time, he has RFK Jr. to "help" him, instead of Dr. Fauci.
Watch out, people.
It's coming.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
And this time, he has RFK Jr. to "help" him, instead of Dr. Fauci.
Watch out, people.
It's coming.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Bird flu samples show mutations that may make it easier to spread to people, CDC reports
Genetic analysis suggests the H5N1 virus has the capacity to mutate in ways that could make it more transmissible to humans.
www.nbcnews.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:30 PM
I'm sure Trump will handle this crisis just as well as he handled Covid. That is to say, not at all.
And this time, he has RFK Jr. to "help" him, instead of Dr. Fauci.
Watch out, people.
It's coming.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
And this time, he has RFK Jr. to "help" him, instead of Dr. Fauci.
Watch out, people.
It's coming.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Republicans' plan to cut Social Security would hurt #Veterans.
For every $2 cut from Vets, the plan would give $3 to adult children of millionaires and billionaires.
3.9M veterans live paycheck to paycheck with family incomes less than twice poverty level
www.americanprogress.org/article/rais...
For every $2 cut from Vets, the plan would give $3 to adult children of millionaires and billionaires.
3.9M veterans live paycheck to paycheck with family incomes less than twice poverty level
www.americanprogress.org/article/rais...
Raising the Retirement Age for Social Security Would Cut Benefits by Thousands of Dollars Each Year
Far-right plans, endorsed by Project 2025’s authors, to increase the full retirement age would cut benefits for nearly three-quarters of Americans and threaten low- and moderate-income workers with ec...
www.americanprogress.org
December 28, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Republicans' plan to cut Social Security would hurt #Veterans.
For every $2 cut from Vets, the plan would give $3 to adult children of millionaires and billionaires.
3.9M veterans live paycheck to paycheck with family incomes less than twice poverty level
www.americanprogress.org/article/rais...
For every $2 cut from Vets, the plan would give $3 to adult children of millionaires and billionaires.
3.9M veterans live paycheck to paycheck with family incomes less than twice poverty level
www.americanprogress.org/article/rais...
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Teachers work silently during and after school hours often without recognition.
Sundays are spent planning for the week ahead and the school holidays are often not really holidays
So much hard work goes on behind the scenes
Teachers are amazing!
#ThankATeacher
Sundays are spent planning for the week ahead and the school holidays are often not really holidays
So much hard work goes on behind the scenes
Teachers are amazing!
#ThankATeacher
December 27, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Teachers work silently during and after school hours often without recognition.
Sundays are spent planning for the week ahead and the school holidays are often not really holidays
So much hard work goes on behind the scenes
Teachers are amazing!
#ThankATeacher
Sundays are spent planning for the week ahead and the school holidays are often not really holidays
So much hard work goes on behind the scenes
Teachers are amazing!
#ThankATeacher
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The federal minimum wage was last raised in 2009 to $7.25
If it had kept up with inflation since its peak in 1968 it would be $17
If it had kept up with the production gains of workers, it would be $30
Claims by the leaders of DOGE that American workers are unproductive are untrue
Surprised?
If it had kept up with inflation since its peak in 1968 it would be $17
If it had kept up with the production gains of workers, it would be $30
Claims by the leaders of DOGE that American workers are unproductive are untrue
Surprised?
December 27, 2024 at 3:04 PM
The federal minimum wage was last raised in 2009 to $7.25
If it had kept up with inflation since its peak in 1968 it would be $17
If it had kept up with the production gains of workers, it would be $30
Claims by the leaders of DOGE that American workers are unproductive are untrue
Surprised?
If it had kept up with inflation since its peak in 1968 it would be $17
If it had kept up with the production gains of workers, it would be $30
Claims by the leaders of DOGE that American workers are unproductive are untrue
Surprised?