Minimum Wage quotes
75 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I remember the $0.05 hamburger and a $0.40-per-hour minimum wage, so I've seen a tremendous amount of inflation in my lifetime. Did it ruin the investment climate? I think not."
"Ohio is one of only two states that have a minimum wage below the federal level of $5.15 an hour."
"Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard."
"We try to pay a man what he is worth and we are not inclined to keep a man who is not worth more than the minimum wage."
"We should raise the minimum wage so that no one who works full time has to live in poverty"
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"Teddy Roosevelt supported a progressive income tax. If I am sitting pretty and you've got a waitress who is making minimum wage plus tips, and I can afford it and she can't, what's the big deal for me to say, 'I'm going to pay a little bit more'? That is neighborliness."
"I think we should increase the minimum wage and I think $15 is a good beginning."
"I thought I was gonna be in the minimum-wage working world all my life."
