Thursday, June 22, 2006
Brother, Can You Spare a C-note?
You know, I was looking at some information today about the minimum wage in this country. Currently, the federal minimum wage is $5.15, and it was last raised back in 1998. For those of you who don't want to do the math, a person working fifty hours a week on minimum wage makes $13,390.00 annually.
At the time of the last increase, President Clinton allowed states to increase their minimum wages above the federal minimum wage. Since then, 14 states have done so.
This is a map showing the states that have increased their wage, those who haven't, etc. You can click on it to get a larger view.
Now here's the interesting bit. This is a map of red and blue states from the last election. Notice any patterns?
What amazes me is the fact that the Republican Party pretends to be the party of the faithful, yet the ones who seem to be trying to take care of their poor are by and large the blue states. I'm no theologian, but I'm pretty sure Jesus' message wasn't "Look out for number one."
At the time of the last increase, President Clinton allowed states to increase their minimum wages above the federal minimum wage. Since then, 14 states have done so.
This is a map showing the states that have increased their wage, those who haven't, etc. You can click on it to get a larger view.
Now here's the interesting bit. This is a map of red and blue states from the last election. Notice any patterns?
What amazes me is the fact that the Republican Party pretends to be the party of the faithful, yet the ones who seem to be trying to take care of their poor are by and large the blue states. I'm no theologian, but I'm pretty sure Jesus' message wasn't "Look out for number one."
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I believe they take their theology from "The Life of Brian", hence all of the cheese subsidies we have seen in recent years.
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