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Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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By August 2022, lower wage earners were averaging 7% yearly pay increases compared to 4.5% for the higher earners, the Atlanta Fed data shows.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Ladders’ data shows that remote-work opportunities for the highest wage earners have fallen every quarter since Q3 of 2022.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Under such a plan, these higher wage earners would pay the 6.2% payroll tax on nearly $74,000 more of their wages.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
By and large, tipped workers are lower wage earners, and they’ve been particularly hurt by inflation and things like rising housing costs.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Ladders’ data shows that remote-work opportunities for the highest wage earners have fallen every quarter since Q3 of 2022.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Under such a plan, these higher wage earners would pay the 6.2% payroll tax on nearly $74,000 more of their wages.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
By and large, tipped workers are lower wage earners, and they’ve been particularly hurt by inflation and things like rising housing costs.
—Joe Moglia, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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