Milton Jordan
IN MEMORY OF BELOVED FORMER CENTRAL TEXAS MFSA CHAIR AND LIFELONG ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE Milton S. Jordan, Jr., 85, died […]
Prosper Georgetown’s Living Wage Rate for 2026
In preparing for a presentation to Professor Early’s class at Southwestern University, Craig West took a deeper dive into the MIT Living Wage database and results. He came to believe that we may not be viewing them with a skeptical enough eye. The attached table below is Craig’s estimates for a realistic local living wage using the MIT data and assumptions, and an alternate table with adjustments based on his own assessments. He looked at the methodology page for the MIT database, and it seems overly generous in some respects.
What is a Living Wage?
What is a Living Wage? A living wage is a wage that allows a person to pay for basic needs, including housing,
The History of Living Wages in the U.S. and Texas
The original federal minimum wage in the United States was established in 1938 with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Small Businesses
How Would Raising the Minimum Wage to a Living Wage Affect Small Businesses Raising the minimum wage to a living
Housing Costs and Wages
The Relationship Between Housing Costs and Wages in the U.S. Over the past few decades, housing costs have increased far
High Public Cost of Low Wages
MacGillvary, Perry, and Jacobs’ report, The High Public Cost of Low Wages, quantifies the burden that low-wage work imposes on
A Threat, Not a Theory
Nick Hanauer in Democracy Journal critically examines the long-standing claim that raising the minimum wage inevitably leads to job losses