Minimum Wage

When Roscoe Bartlett was born, there was no such thing as a minimum wage. Sweatshops that paid workers a few pennies an hour were perfectly legal. It wasn't until 1938 that the federal government established a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour. The minimum wage reached a dollar in 1956, and two dollars in 1974.

Of course, Roscoe is opposed to any minimum wage, and regularly votes against any proposals to increase the minimum wage. He believes that wages should be determined solely by the marketplace. Like the "good old days".

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