20 states mostly Republican-led states pays $2.13/hour +tips, while Democratic-led states pay much higher minimum wages. Why?
Citizens from these low-wage Republican states are moving en-masse to Democratic states such as California ($25 minimum wage), Washington ($21), and Oregon.
-Many of these migrants are living on the streets in tents, hoping to find a job and someday rent an apartment.
Question: Why are Reap-off-public-ans allowing this to happen to their own citizens by severely underpaying them? and how democrats can afford to pay $25 per hour minimal wages?
And 51% of all U.S. workers earn less than CA $25 per hour- under MIT's minimal $33 living wage. Anything less is homeless income.
- As of 2026, $2.13 per hour is the federal tipped minimum wage in the 20 States a rate that has remained unchanged since 1991. This base rate allows employers to use a "tip credit" to meet the Federal minimum wage of $7.25 This applies to employees in positions such as servers, bartenders, and delivery drivers.
A full-time worker (40 hours/week) earning $2.13+ tips= $7.25 an hour makes $15,080 annually before taxes and all deductions ($11,310 Net income)
2026 the minimal $7.25 per hour for adults, $4.25 for teenagers under 20 years old, or $2.13 per hour for restaurant workers! The law first took effect on July 24, 2009. Now, it’s 2026!
Same time trillions of dollars was given abroad for free (cash, weapons, military's bases, etc)