According to the United States Department of Labor, 72.6 million Americans held jobs paid at an hourly rate in 2009. Of these workers, 3.6 million were paid exact minimum wage or under. A characteristic of these workers were that they were young, under 25. I have to say, I’ve had my fair share of minimum [...]
Archive | March, 2010
First Hand Experience; Wall Street Vs. Main Street
Since the economy tanked and businesses of all sizes have gone bankrupt the Wall Street versus Main Street debate has been increasing in prevalence. Over the course of my working life I have mostly worked for large corporations, with the exceptions being when I worked for a day care, when I was an umpire, and [...]
