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Obama to raise minimum wage for government contract workers
3.8 million workers with wages at or below the Federal minimum made up 5.2 percent of all hourly-paid workers.
Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2011
An estimated 2 million Americans work on federal contracts, though the number of workers receiving the minimum wage would be a fraction of that.
Obama to raise minimum wage for government contract workers - The Washington Post
So actually how many hourly workers on federal contracts will qualify for the minimum wage increase?
If 5.2% of all hourly paid are minimum wage earners, then 5.2% of the 2 million workers on federal contracts would be 104,000 people!
Think about it. Once again the EXCEPTION is becoming the RULE!
Obama is once again pandering to the ignorant people.
Less then 104,000 people will be affected!
And guess what... these people are paid what their skill sets require.
Of the 3.8 million that work at minimum wage, nearly 2 million are under 24 years old.
So again.. pandering to the EXCEPTION!
3.8 million workers with wages at or below the Federal minimum made up 5.2 percent of all hourly-paid workers.
Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2011
An estimated 2 million Americans work on federal contracts, though the number of workers receiving the minimum wage would be a fraction of that.
Obama to raise minimum wage for government contract workers - The Washington Post
So actually how many hourly workers on federal contracts will qualify for the minimum wage increase?
If 5.2% of all hourly paid are minimum wage earners, then 5.2% of the 2 million workers on federal contracts would be 104,000 people!
Think about it. Once again the EXCEPTION is becoming the RULE!
Obama is once again pandering to the ignorant people.
Less then 104,000 people will be affected!
And guess what... these people are paid what their skill sets require.
Of the 3.8 million that work at minimum wage, nearly 2 million are under 24 years old.
So again.. pandering to the EXCEPTION!