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And, BTW, $9.00/hour puts a family of 4 well below the Federal poverty guidelines.
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That phrase used to be common and meaningful to the minimum wage argument, but now it's just something you pulled out of your ass. $9/hr works out to $18,000 gross per year and
poverty is $18,850. I'm not saying it's a great life, but I'm guessing most Walmart jobs aren't the only wage-earner for a family of four either.
In order to earn poverty level for a single wage earner for a family of four, that person has to make $9.43/hr.