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<blockquote data-quote="Rez Exelon" data-source="post: 3534785" data-attributes="member: 5800"><p>Awwww, I thought I was going to get the same "just accept what I say" thing in my favor that everyone else wants. But since I don't buy that crap, here, have some numbers:</p><p></p><p>In regards to the total number of folks affected. You may recall I indicated around 20-25 million on average for what I'd seen. Here are some examples higher and lower: </p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Economic Policy Insitute indicates 41 million:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/15-by-2024-would-lift-wages-for-41-million/" target="_blank">https://www.epi.org/publication/15-by-2024-would-lift-wages-for-41-million/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">CNBC has it pegged at 27 Million which is really based on the Congressional Budget Office Report:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/15-minimum-wage-would-benefit-27-million-us-workers-.html" target="_blank">https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/15-minimum-wage-would-benefit-27-million-us-workers-.html</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-02/56975-Minimum-Wage.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-02/56975-Minimum-Wage.pdf</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Market Watch thinks 17 million:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-of-workers-would-benefit-from-a-minimum-wage-hike-to-15-an-hour-now-for-the-downside-11612806185" target="_blank">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-of-workers-would-benefit-from-a-minimum-wage-hike-to-15-an-hour-now-for-the-downside-11612806185</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Forbes reference the CBO report at 27 million as well:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/minimum-wage-debate/" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/minimum-wage-debate/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>In regards to the demographics of who makes minimum wage:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Pew Research - I don't like their presentation format but they break out 50% being 16-24 and I suppose the other 50% as "over 24" though they don't state that. Sub dividing that first number they indicate the 16-24 range is split about 50/50 between 16-19 and 20-24.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/09/08/who-makes-minimum-wage/" target="_blank">https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/09/08/who-makes-minimum-wage/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The EPI has a nice write up on this as well:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2024-would-lift-pay-for-nearly-40-million-workers/" target="_blank">https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2024-would-lift-pay-for-nearly-40-million-workers/</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Much of the numbers fall on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Reporting though:</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2018/pdf/home.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2018/pdf/home.pdf</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/pdf/home.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/pdf/home.pdf</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2020/pdf/home.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2020/pdf/home.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>Anything else?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rez Exelon, post: 3534785, member: 5800"] Awwww, I thought I was going to get the same "just accept what I say" thing in my favor that everyone else wants. But since I don't buy that crap, here, have some numbers: In regards to the total number of folks affected. You may recall I indicated around 20-25 million on average for what I'd seen. Here are some examples higher and lower: [INDENT]Economic Policy Insitute indicates 41 million: [URL]https://www.epi.org/publication/15-by-2024-would-lift-wages-for-41-million/[/URL] CNBC has it pegged at 27 Million which is really based on the Congressional Budget Office Report: [URL]https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/15-minimum-wage-would-benefit-27-million-us-workers-.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-02/56975-Minimum-Wage.pdf[/URL] Market Watch thinks 17 million: [URL]https://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-of-workers-would-benefit-from-a-minimum-wage-hike-to-15-an-hour-now-for-the-downside-11612806185[/URL] Forbes reference the CBO report at 27 million as well: [URL]https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/minimum-wage-debate/[/URL] [/INDENT] In regards to the demographics of who makes minimum wage: [INDENT]Pew Research - I don't like their presentation format but they break out 50% being 16-24 and I suppose the other 50% as "over 24" though they don't state that. Sub dividing that first number they indicate the 16-24 range is split about 50/50 between 16-19 and 20-24. [URL]https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/09/08/who-makes-minimum-wage/[/URL] The EPI has a nice write up on this as well: [URL]https://www.epi.org/publication/raising-the-federal-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2024-would-lift-pay-for-nearly-40-million-workers/[/URL] Much of the numbers fall on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Reporting though: [URL]https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2018/pdf/home.pdf[/URL] [URL]https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/pdf/home.pdf[/URL] [URL]https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2020/pdf/home.pdf[/URL][/INDENT] Anything else? [/QUOTE]
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