| 5d. A
worker earning minimum wage would have a full-time, monthly
salary of _____.
Incorrect
A full-time
minimum-wage earner working 40 hours per week earns $15,080
per year ($7.25 x 2080), earning about $1,257 per month in
before-tax income.
The 2009 poverty
threshold for a family with two members is $1,214 per month. Working for minimum wage will raise a family of two to just
above the poverty line.
Sources:
Labor Law Center; Federal Minimum Wage Increase for
2007, 2008, & 2009,
http://www.laborlawcenter.com/federal-minimum-wage.asp.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services; Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement,
http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/.
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