by Brett Wilkins | Jan 1, 2026 | Bernie Sanders, cost of living, Income Inequality, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, News, Tipped Workers
Over a third of US states are set to raise their minimum hourly wage in 2026, but worker advocates including Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday decried a federal minimum wage that’s remained at $7.25 since 2009 — and just $2.13 an hour for tipped workers for over three decades. Minimum wage hikes are set to go into effect in 19 states on Thursday: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut…
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by Truthout | Dec 10, 2025 | Billionaires, Income Inequality, News, Polls, racial wealth gap, tax the rich, Taxes, Wealth Gap
A new Economist/YouGov poll published this week indicates that a majority of Americans are supportive of higher taxes on the rich, and believe that the federal government has an obligation to address wealth inequality. Asked whether they think billionaires in the U.S. are taxed either too much or too little, 61 percent said billionaires’ tax rates were either “somewhat too low” or “much too…
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