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title: "17 Wage Workers Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Wage Workers quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Wage Workers sayings and thoughts."
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> [Low-wage individuals barely get anything. I think we have to reward work, and I do think that we need to bump up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-coffman/low-wage-individuals-barely-get-anything-i-think-we-have-to-reward/)

[Mike Coffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-coffman/)

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> [Walmart isn't your average mom-and-pop operation. It's the largest employer in America. As such, it's the trendsetter for millions of other employers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/walmart-isn-t-your-average-mom-and-pop-operation-it-s-the-largest/)

[Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d66/robert-reich-1333_america_walmart-isn-t-your-average-mom-and-pop-o_1600910.png)

> [The total amount of money that Wall Street handed out in bonuses last year was double the total income of ALL full-time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/the-total-amount-of-money-that-wall-street-handed-out-in-bonuses-last/)

[Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b0/elizabeth-warren-879_amount_the-total-amount-of-money-that-wall-stre_1941211.png)

> [“Wage workers are unconsciously trading their limited lifetime for abundant pieces of paper that are designed to steal their lifetime”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniella-liberati/wage-workers-are-unconsciously-trading-their-limited-lifetime-for/)

[Daniella Liberati](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniella-liberati/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/daniella-liberati-76509_economics_wage-workers-are-unconsciously-trading-t_1895162.jpg)

> [There are very few people at the decision-making table to argue for minimum-wage workers. Very few people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/there-are-very-few-people-at-the-decision-making-table-to-argue-for/)

[Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/elizabeth-warren-879_argue_there-are-very-few-people-at-the-decisio_2152470.png)

> [The overtime threshold is to the middle class as the minimum wage is to low-wage workers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hanauer/the-overtime-threshold-is-to-the-middle-class-as-the-minimum-wage-is/)

[Nick Hanauer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hanauer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/nick-hanauer-25978_class_the-overtime-threshold-is-to-the-middle_922305.png)

> [Low-wage workers are also consumers. It's just common sense: when these workers have more take-home pay it leads to spending that trickles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-price/low-wage-workers-are-also-consumers-it-s-just-common-sense-when-these/)

[Mark Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-price/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/mark-price-82696_benefits_low-wage-workers-are-also-consumers-it-s_2425823.jpg)

> [Women of the working class, especially wage workers, should not have more than two children at most. The average working man can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-sanger/women-of-the-working-class-especially-wage-workers-should-not-have/)

[Margaret Sanger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-sanger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a30/margaret-sanger-3929_average_women-of-the-working-class-especially-wa_1989998.jpg)

> [Steve Jobs didn't seek solace among minimum wage workers. He sought it from highly educated men and women who understood and shared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/steve-jobs-didn-t-seek-solace-among-minimum-wage-workers-he-sought-it/)

[Michael Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d02/michael-gerber-3751_focus_steve-jobs-didn-t-seek-solace-among-mini_1934948.jpg)

> [Today, there are more Americans working than ever before in the history of our Nation, and the average wage of those workers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-tiahrt/today-there-are-more-americans-working-than-ever-before-in-the/)

[Todd Tiahrt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-tiahrt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0a/todd-tiahrt-21175_average_today-there-are-more-americans-working-t_2680661.jpg)

> [Food service workers, home care workers, farm workers, and other low-wage workers log long hours. They come home tired after providing services…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-schakowsky/food-service-workers-home-care-workers-farm-workers-and-other-low/)

[Jan Schakowsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-schakowsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02f/jan-schakowsky-3618_collective-bargainin_food-service-workers-home-care-workers-f_2735297.png)

> [Unfortunately, the real minimum wage is always zero, regardless of the laws, and that is the wage that many workers receive in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/unfortunately-the-real-minimum-wage-is-always-zero-regardless-of-the/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/thomas-sowell-247_creation_unfortunately-the-real-minimum-wage-is-a_1698342.jpg)

> [It used to be that wealthy people were the leisure class, and having time off was a status symbol. That's switched now:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katrina-onstad/it-used-to-be-that-wealthy-people-were-the-leisure-class-and-having/)

[Katrina Onstad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katrina-onstad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39e/katrina-onstad-31482_being-busy_it-used-to-be-that-wealthy-people-were-t_2207318.jpg)

> [“The top managers are defensive about these departures; they point to how safe, attractive, and up-to-date the workplace is. Rodney Everts is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-sennett/the-top-managers-are-defensive-about-these-departures-they-point-to/)

[Richard Sennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-sennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/richard-sennett-27792_management_the-top-managers-are-defensive-about-the_426554.jpg)

> [It seems to me both moral and practical that in the richest in nation in the world that someone working full time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katrina-vanden-heuvel/it-seems-to-me-both-moral-and-practical-that-in-the-richest-in-nation/)

[Katrina vanden Heuvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katrina-vanden-heuvel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c60/katrina-vanden-heuvel-22039_growth_it-seems-to-me-both-moral-and-practical_3155124.jpg)

> [“Yet laying the blame on a lack of personal responsibility obscures the fact that there are powerful and ever-changing structural forces at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-edin/yet-laying-the-blame-on-a-lack-of-personal-responsibility-obscures/)

[Kathryn Edin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-edin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71f/kathryn-edin-25745_personal-responsibil_yet-laying-the-blame-on-a-lack-of-person_1662638.jpg)

> [“Parents like Jennifer, Susan, and Rae express desires that are quite modest. Full-time hours come first. That is a prize that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathryn-edin/parents-like-jennifer-susan-and-rae-express-desires-that-are-quite/)

[Kathryn Edin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathryn-edin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb2/kathryn-edin-25745_child-care_parents-like-jennifer-susan-and-rae-expr_230793.jpg)

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