Today a full-time worker earning the federal minimum wage

a. earns almost $15,000 annually before taxes.
b. cannot support a family of three above the poverty line.
c. has about the same buying power as a full-time, minimum wage worker did in 1960 .
d. earns about $18,000 annually before taxes.


b

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