In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (established by the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines). The limitations of how the federal government calculates poverty understate how far…

In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (established by the Department of Health and Human Services guidelines). The limitations of how the federal government calculates poverty understate how far the minimum wage is from economic security for workers and their families.

  • seeigel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    How should it be possible to leave poverty behind with minimum wage? It’s the minimum. Only people without work can have less.

    It’s unfortunate but those who make the least are inevitable the ones who are poor. Not calling it poor is misleading.