Alright, I just want to leave this here. This is the approximate take home pay by hourly wage, assuming your tax rate is 25% and you are working 40 hours a week. I started at the current Federal minimum wage, and will end at 15.25 an hour. This is not a rant against taxes, social security or anything like that, just a breakdown of the numbers, and it should be pretty clear why the minimum wage is nothing more than slave pay.
