related_tweet: @karenofnazareth @jenniferinokc @ranting_monkey @ewarren at the current minimum wage ($7.25), people working 40 hrs a week earn around 15k a year. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  businesses that pay poverty level wages cause their workers to rely on government assistance. so either the businesses pay fair wages, or the rest of us pick up the slack.