Template:GOP War on Poor

Return to top. Section link. See also: Trump GOP war on poor, sick, disabled, and drug users. Republican war on the poor, and middle class. Since low minimum wages lower wages above it too. The inflation-adjusted US minimum wage peaked at over $14 in 1968 (see chart on page 2). It has halved in real value down to $7.25 today. The stolen wages went to Trump's billionaire club, and stayed there due to Reagan and Trump's gutting of progressive taxation via tax cuts for the rich. See CRS chart.

"Study after study has found that raising minimum wages has a positive effect on employment." - John Driscoll, of Patriotic Millionaires.org - Sep 12, 2024 article. See Facebook: Patriotic Millionaires. And see many maps showing the failings of Republican states. [1] [2]. GOP states overall (as in the South) have the worst cannabis laws, lowest minimum wages, worst healthcare, etc..

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World billionaires. Number and total wealth by year. Trillions of dollars.

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US minimum wage would be $25.52 an hour in 2023 if it had kept up with productivity. The split coincided with Nixon's 1971 declaration of a War on Drugs.

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Wikipedia: List of US states by minimum wage. For info on $7.25 states see Wikipedia: List of U.S. state legislatures. Get PNG map noting GOP states.

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History of the US federal minimum wage. Over $14 (inflation-adjusted) peak in 1968. $7.25 an hour now due to Republican filibusters in the US Senate.

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