10 year veteran of pizza deliveries petitions Congress for a minimum pay rate of $20 hour

[PorkChopSandwiches]

The 2009 federal poverty guideline for a single person household is $10,830, which is absolutely ridiculous.

If you are 40 years old and still working the drive thru at McDonalds......which is more ridiculous

[Teh One Who Knocks]

If you are 40 years old and still working the drive thru at McDonalds......which is more ridiculous

^^^THIS^^^

Or if you have been delivering pizzas for 10 years

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Minimum wage is $15,080 a year for 40 hours.

7.25 an hour.

When was the last time you worked? Slacker...

Depends on the state you live in...several have minimum wages higher than the Federal minimum wage:

http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm

They just announced last month that the Colorado minimum wage is going up to $7.64 on January 1st, 2012

[Godfather]

I think it just went up to $9/hr here... even that seems a little low for everyone except high school kids.

I made $12/hr working in a bistro my first job. Started at $9 but worked my butt off and got a raise. Working 50 hours a week over summers I was one rich-ass high schooler Good times

[Muddy]

Canadas expensive though... A hamburger is like 38 bucks up there...

[Godfather]

That's true...

Drives me nuts. Dollar has been at or above the USD for a few years now and we still pay more for everything. Just pick up a book: $9.99 US, $13.99 Canadian Why...

[Muddy]

I had a dude come from Canada to buy my old Sea doo (a Canadian product)... It was weird... like he was bringing home his child...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

That's true...

Drives me nuts. Dollar has been at or above the USD for a few years now and we still pay more for everything. Just pick up a book: $9.99 US, $13.99 Canadian Why...

[Loser]

Minimum wage is $15,080 a year for 40 hours.

7.25 an hour.

When was the last time you worked? Slacker...

7.25x40 hour work weekx4 weeks in a monthx12 months =13,920$.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

7.25x40 hour work weekx4 weeks in a monthx12 months =13,920$.

You can't do the math that way to figure annual salary...not every month has exactly 4 weeks

7.25/hr x 40 hrs = $290/week

$290/week x 52 weeks in a year = $15080.00/year

[Godfather]

7.25x40 hour work weekx4 weeks in a monthx12 months =13,920$.

I think MG's post of $38k meant poverty line not what minimum wage was per year...

[Muddy]

7.25x40 hour work weekx4 weeks in a monthx12 months =13,920$.

7.25 x 40 x 52

[Muddy]

I think MG's post of $38k meant poverty line not what minimum wage was per year...

No I was just being a dip shit...

[Loser]

I think MG's post of $38k meant poverty line not what minimum wage was per year...

poverty line is just over 10k. I posted it on page one.

7.25 x 40 x 52

You're right, I added the dipshit way