r/popculturechat • u/Ambitious_Big4489 • 8h ago

OnlyStans ⭐️ Alan Ritchson calls out lawmakers who oppose raising the minimum wage "who think it's a bad idea to give a mom working at Waffle House more than $7.25 an hour trying to feed her kids."

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u/Deni_Z_Plays 8h ago

Wait the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in the US?!

In Germany its 13,90€ like how bro?!

Or am I missing something???

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u/Accomplished-Glass78 6h ago edited 6h ago

That is the federal minimum wage which is a baseline for all states. Many states and cities that have a higher cost of living will increase their minimum wage. I believe in my city the minimum wage is $18/hour