Tax Burden Low-Income Households Access to Credit Consumer Behavior Taxation Effects Lower-Income Households Access to Education Wage Policies Working Class Wealth Distribution Financial Struggles Retirement Challenges Wage Disparity Wage Disparities Minimum Wage Affordable Housing Social Justice Utility Costs Worker Exploitation Energy Costs Taxation Impact Labor Market Cost of Living Student Debt Crisis Worker Rights Working Class Struggles Financial Strain Retirement Security Corporate Influence Consumer Trends Low-Income Residents Housing Affordability Working Families Inflation Public Services Housing Access Public Opinion Wages Low-Income Consumers Consumer Rights Teacher Pay Political Impact Unemployment Living Wage Financial Pressure Athlete Experiences Gender Disparities Poverty Tariffs
States are using inflation indexing to move pay floors after years of a frozen $7.25 federal rate.
