Valley News - Forum, Jan. 19: Saying 'only' 2,000 make minimum wage in NH was offensive
Forum, Jan. 19: Saying ‘only’ 2,000 make minimum wage in NH was offensive Published: 1/18/2021 10:00:05 PM Modified: 1/18/2021 10:00:03 PM Saying ‘only’ 2,000 make minimum wage in NH was offensive The Sunday Valley News article “Bearing the Minimum” (Jan. 17) concerning New Hampshire’s “long-stagnant minimum wage” stated that “Only about 2,000 out of New Hampshire’s 395,000 hourly workers earn at or below $7.25 (per hour).” The use of the word “only” is deeply offensive. Are we to believe that a wage structure paying roughly 57% of the federal poverty line (for a...
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