Shameful, especially here in Wisconsin where the minimum wage is still set to $7.25/hour. And even more shameful the tactics used by gig-companies like Uber and DoorDash to depress their own liabilities, and worker wages, even further down.
"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm ambivalent about a Federal minimum wage, it's probably mostly harmless, and maybe helps people at the margin. But. No minimum wage allows small businesses to hire the unhireable (eg. teenagers), which gives them a first step on the wage ladder.
I looked up Wisconsin wage stats in Gemini[1].
Wage Bracket (Hourly) Estimated Percentage of Jobs Wage Bracket (Annual)
Under $12.29 Approximately 13% Under $25,560
$12.29 to $15.27 Approximately 13% $25,560 to $31,771
$15.28 to $18.26 Approximately 16% $31,772 to $37,983
$18.26 to $21.25 Approximately 14% $37,984 to $44,195
$21.25 to $24.23 Approximately 11% $44,196 to $50,407
$24.23 to $27.22 Approximately 10% $50,408 to $56,619
$27.22 to $30.21 Approximately 8% $56,620 to $62,831
$30.21 to $33.19 Approximately 5% $62,832 to $69,044
$33.19 to $36.18 Approximately 5% $69,045 to $75,256
$36.18 to $39.17 Approximately 4% $75,257 to $81,468
$39.17 to $42.15 Approximately 4% $81,469 to $87,680
$42.15 to $45.14 Approximately 4% $87,681 to $93,893
$45.14 and over Data not specifically itemized in this format, but represents the remaining percentage of jobs $93,893 and over
Simple competition likely drives wages well above the State mandated minimum wage.
[1] "create a distribution table of the population to wages of workers in Wisconsin"
"No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt