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.
With most states having their own minimum wages higher than the federal one, how relevant is this really?
Thank you for the response from the Democratic Party.
Fuck workers in red states. They deserve it for being outnumbered.