What is the Texas Minimum Wage?

[kaorder1999]

anyone know for sure...no guesses...

[shellman54]

$5.15

[Paratrooper]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
anyone know for sure...no guesses...

There isn't a Texas minimum wage. The National minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.

[kaorder1999]

texas doesnt? i thought they did. interesting...and its only 5.15?

[mistanice]

yeah and its supposed to rise in the near feature, and eventually get to over 7 dollars.

[Paratrooper]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
texas doesnt? i thought they did. interesting...and its only 5.15?

Actually that is the big debate in Congress this year whether to raise it. 5.15 is hardly liveable but so is 7.00 an hour. However, if they do raise it all goods and services go up for everyone else. It has huge effects in our economy. Most just use it has a political stunt to make it look like they are all for the poor.

[kaorder1999]

Minimum Wage (http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm)

found this...some states are different

[sinton66]

Yes, Texas does have one, they merely adopted the Federal minimum.


Effective September 1, 2001, Texas adopted the federal minimum wage rate by reference, raising the Texas Minimum Wage Act's current minimum rate to $5.15 an hour.

Texas Minimum Wage Act (http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/tmwsum.html)

[kaorder1999]

look at Kansas...wow....Some are over $7.00

[Paratrooper]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
Minimum Wage (http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm)

found this...some states are different

Wow I sure didn't know that. I guess the federal is set at 5.15 and then a state can add to it. Thanks for posting that.

[kaorder1999]

how is kansas' like 2-something.....?

[SWMustang]

Originally posted by Paratrooper
Actually that is the big debate in Congress this year whether to raise it. 5.15 is hardly liveable but so is 7.00 an hour. However, if they do raise it all goods and services go up for everyone else. It has huge effects in our economy. Most just use it has a political stunt to make it look like they are all for the poor.

aren't some jobs not intended to support a family? My part time gig in High School bagging groceries falls into that category.

[Aesculus gilmus]

We need to lower ours to around the average wage level of China, which is 22 cents an hour.

Otherwise, we will continue to lose jobs to Asia.

This is the way the free market works. Only liberals and Democrats (same thing) are against free markets.

And who asked anyone to have a family? If you can't support one, you shouldn't have started one.

[bullfrog_alumni_02]

here is a novel idea...lets reduce inflation...instead of increasing the amount of minimum wage. all this is gonna do is cause everyday prices to rise so employers can keep up with the profits and paychecks at the same time. basic idea, ifpeople are making more, we can charge more. it happens. look at the 1990's it was a little slower, but still happened. money disgusts me. our world revolves around it and we have lost site of our values as americans.

[mrescape43]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
how is kansas' like 2-something.....?

Unless things have changed restaurant waiters and waitresses in TX also can be paid less than minimum. Something like 2.65 with the rest of their wages to be made up of tips.

[mistanice]

Originally posted by bullfrog_alumni_02
here is a novel idea...lets reduce inflation...instead of increasing the amount of minimum wage. all this is gonna do is cause everyday prices to rise so employers can keep up with the profits and paychecks at the same time. basic idea, ifpeople are making more, we can charge more. it happens. look at the 1990's it was a little slower, but still happened. money disgusts me. our world revolves around it and we have lost site of our values as americans.

I thought love made the world go round....:P

[shankbear]

It is still true. But even a worker at Denny's can make a 100 bucks a day in tips. I know a couple of girls who did that. Loved the money.

[mistanice]

nothing better than working the beverage cart at a country club. Those girls can make over 200. Old, wealthy, drunk men, best combo

[shankbear]

Babes, booze and birdies......can't beat that.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by shankbear
Babes, booze and birdies......can't beat that.

thats funny

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by shankbear
It is still true. But even a worker at Denny's can make a 100 bucks a day in tips. I know a couple of girls who did that. Loved the money.
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I knew a few girls who made better than 50 G's a year working at TGIF's or Denny's. Nice!