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vexingsilence t1_j33q1do wrote

This actually follows the motto, the state leaves it up to employers to figure out. I posted the stat in another thread recently, but only 1% of NH workers make minimum wage. That's why we don't set it higher than the national, there's no reason to.

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Queasy_Turnover t1_j33wswc wrote

How many that make above minimum wage are still making less than the minimum wage in other states though? And I'm not trying to bait you in to anything, but saying that only 1% makes minimum wage and that's why they don't raise it could just mean that a lot of people are making a small amount above minimum wage.

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Rolling_Beardo t1_j34oe40 wrote

That’s terrible logic. Someone making $7.50 or $8 an hour isn’t making minimum wage but would still be struggling to survive working 40 hrs a week. How do you not see that as a problem?

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vexingsilence t1_j34rwp1 wrote

Scroll up to the document I linked. Even the lowest job category is averaging above $15/hr.

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Rolling_Beardo t1_j34ti5b wrote

I saw several jobs on those charts lower than $15 some between $8-10. There is entire chart of lowest wages which are all below $15, and those are averages which means people are making less than that as well.

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vexingsilence t1_j34uf19 wrote

Average of the bottom ten job categories bottoms out at $11.59 and the number of people employed at those lowest categories is practically nil. There isn't a problem for the state to solve here.

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vexingsilence t1_j34dnup wrote

If you look at the pdf I linked, average for food prep, the lowest category, was $16.21/hr in the first table. I don't know what you're going on about.

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oldhead OP t1_j33w87q wrote

I suppose I can see it that way.

If I am honest, I simply didn't view it that way because it is so low.

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