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Mnemosyne

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7. We were always taxed as if we made minimum whether we did or not. I made $2.50+ in

Reply to shireen (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 01:40 PM

Aug 2014

1984 and that was one of the highest paid gigs in the area then. They still are paying the same. Country club.

On edit: Minimum wage was $3.35, which was a crime too.

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question about minimum wage [View all] shireen Aug 2014 OP

You didn't misunderstand a thing. tech3149 Aug 2014 #1

Depends on where you eat. Lancero Aug 2014 #2

I don't think you have it right hfojvt Aug 2014 #3

Only circumstantially, I know for a fact they sometimes have to tip out the other staff TheKentuckian Aug 2014 #4

Not only that, but if you pay by credit card... malthaussen Aug 2014 #5

The Wiser Waitress has a lot of good eye-opening info: Lars39 Aug 2014 #6

We were always taxed as if we made minimum whether we did or not. I made $2.50+ in Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #7

$3.35 in 1984 is equivalent to about $7.68 now. PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #9

I still have a button that reads, "3.35 is a Crime". Nothing changes, does it? nt Mnemosyne Aug 2014 #11

US Labor Law on tips... PoliticAverse Aug 2014 #8

Well, it's technically illegal for employers to steal the tips, but it happens. Warpy Aug 2014 #10