as in wage slave
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Recent Examples of wage earner
Furthermore, positive wage growth was especially strong for moderate wage earners.
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Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the economy and cost of living consistently ranking as top issues, especially for persuadable voters, the two candidates’ economic agendas for wage earners could determine how these pivotal voters in battleground states cast their ballots.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
By 2023, only seven of 19 Milwaukee County municipalities were affordable for a family with two median wage earners (a total of $97,000).
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes and are taken out of your paycheck.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Steven Dudash, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
With the economy and cost of living consistently ranking as top issues, especially for persuadable voters, the two candidates’ economic agendas for wage earners could determine how these pivotal voters in battleground states cast their ballots.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
By 2023, only seven of 19 Milwaukee County municipalities were affordable for a family with two median wage earners (a total of $97,000).
—Mike Gousha and John D. Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2024
For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes and are taken out of your paycheck.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage%20earner. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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