Forum, Jan. 19: Saying ‘only’ 2,000 make minimum wage in NH was offensive
Published: 1/18/2021 10:00:05 PM
Modified: 1/18/2021 10:00:03 PM
Saying ‘only’ 2,000 make minimum wage in NH was offensive
The
Sunday Valley News article “Bearing the Minimum” (Jan. 17) concerning New Hampshire’s “long-stagnant minimum wage” stated that “Only about 2,000 out of New Hampshire’s 395,000 hourly workers earn at or below $7.25 (per hour).”
The use of the word “only” is deeply offensive. Are we to believe that a wage structure paying roughly 57% of the federal poverty line (for a family of four) is acceptable since “only” 2,000 New Hampshire workers are affected?
No wonder workers feel neglected, abused and marginalized.