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…

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.

    • thanks AV
      18•4 days ago

      The criteria must be wrong because by these metrics half of Americans are below poverty!

      • @3abas@lemm.ee
        4•4 days ago

        by these metrics half of Americans are below poverty!

        I mean yeah sure, if we just throw around a random percentage, the metrics are the problem.