The minimum wage in the United States is $7.25. In comparison, Washington’s minimum wage is $16.28 per hour and California’s minimum wage is $16.00 an hour. Oregon’s minimum wage depends where you live. The standard minimum wage is $14.20. The Portland Metro minimum wage is $15.45 and the non-urban counties minimum wage is $13.20. Starting...
That’s not how supply and demand work at all. Otherwise why would median monthly rent in Spokane, Washington be $1395 while median rent in Coeur d’Alene across the border in Idaho is $1800, given that the minimum wage is more than double in the former compared to the latter?
Hey, don’t come up in here with facts and logic or data.