FUN FACT: The average cost of one burger is higher than an hour of minimum wage in Seatlle, Nashville, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Dallas, Chicago, Washington DC, San Diego, Denver, San Franciso, Los Angeles and New York. (Credit: Joenomias) CC0 Creative Commons

Minimum Wage, Minimum Skill, Minimum Effort

Minimum wage discussions need to include the distinction between minimum skill versus minimum effort.

Trickle down economics got us here

In the 1980s, conservatives proposed trickle-down economics. This would be the pathway to financial freedom in this country. Reagan-era Republicans pushed taking care of businesses and corporations and…