Minimum Wage Issue Q: When was the last time the federal minimum wage was raised?
- 2012
- 2009 (correct)
- 2006
Q: What’s the federal minimum wage for tipped employees, such as waiters and waitresses, nail salon workers and parking attendants?
- $2.13 (correct)
- $4.40
- $6.54
Q: What’s the average age of a minimum-wage earner?
- 21
- 28
- 35 (correct)
High-Speed Rail Issue Q: The first high-speed rail system was launched in Japan in what year?
- 1964 (correct)
- 1981
- 1998
Q: California’s high-speed rail will be capable of speeds of more than ___ miles per hour?
- 160
- 200 (correct)
- 350
Q: How much of their income does the average U.S. household spend on transportation?
- 9%
- 18% (correct)
- 29%