How Much Would YOU Be Making Right Now If Wages Kept Pace With Exec Salaries In The Past 20 Years?

Minimum wage doesn’t mean “the minimum amount needed to live.” It means “the minimum amount corporations can get away with paying.” But that should change. Share this now if you agree.

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Sara Critchfield

May 19, 2013

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