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Political Factoid
Most Republicans oppose
raising the minimum wage
and think* people earning
minimum wage:
- are teenagers
- work part time after school
- live with their parents
- and are working to earn
extra spending money.
While Democrats are more
likely to accept the facts
that people earning just the
minimum wage consist of:
- 35 million workers (more than
one in four)
- 30 percent of wage-earning women
(which equals 19.6 million women)
- 35 percent of African American
workers
- 38 percent of Hispanic workers
- 15.5 million working men
- Adults: 89 percent of affected
workers are 20 years old or older
- Parents: 27.7 percent of affected
workers have children
- Lower-income families: Half of
affected workers have total family
incomes of less than $40,000 a year
- College-educated workers: 45 percent
of affected workers have at least
some college experience
- Children: 17.5 million children
(23 percent of all U.S. children)
have at least one parent who will get
a raise if the minimum wage goes up
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