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kleinbl00 · 3643 days ago · link · · parent · post: 1 year after $15 minimum wage in SeaTac, Washington
Don't expect it to ever be any clearer. Not visible in these stories: minimum-wage workers getting a 65% pay raise
My favorite quote from this article: “We talk about this all the time,” Quintero says. “We were looking so forward to it when it was coming. I thought, ‘Oh, how exciting. There is going to be a big difference.’” She shrugs. “The pay went up. The rent went up. The food went up. I make more than minimum wage and I’m still struggling. . . . In all honesty, it’s upsetting because everyone always says, ‘Oh, the minimum wage is great there.’ No, it’s not. You still can’t break even.”