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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. I’ll bite. Living wage is meant as — at minimum — a minimum wage for the locale. $15/hr in DC. That is a wage that helps meet basic needs. That seems fairly clear from reading this board.

In fact, 67% of Americans surveyed last year by the Pew Research Center expressed support for raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. It is shocking that the willingness to pay substinence rates or below is so prevalent at dcum.[/quote]

Well, by your definition, APs are making minimum wage, since they don’t pay for food, housing, transportation, or a cell phone. $1000 budget for clothes every month is fantastic! [/quote]

I would disagree. You are meant to pay minimum wage despite deductions. Please have a look at the Kamala Harris domestic worker bill of rights and why it was necessary [/quote]

Au pairs get full federal minimum wage. Minimum stipend is based on a State formula with a 40% deduction for room and board. Plus many au pairs get extra benefits are cell phone, transportation, gym memberships, etc.

You're advocating for au pairs to get full federal minimum wage without the deductions, not despite deductions, when you talk about the domestic workers bill of rights.

40% is $2.90/hour. $4.35 x 45 = $195.75. Let's add the $2.90 back in ($326.25) and an au pair could get an extra $130.50 per week.

While I'm sure some families would continue with au pairs for $326.25/week in stipend and $8,000 (maybe more, maybe less--divided would be about $154/week) in agency fees, they likely would find other childcare options if au pairs had to be paid low-end nanny rates at $15/hour ($675/week for 45 hours) plus room/board/other benefits.

Most nanny trolls also don't realize that shutting down the au pair program would not produce greater demand for nannies. It's much more likely to funnel into in-home daycares or women simply not working anymore.

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