Point-to-point sub-orbital spaceflight is a category of spaceflight in which a spacecraft uses a sub-orbital flight for transportation. This can provide a two-hour trip from London to Sydney, which would be much faster than what is currently over a twenty-hour flight.
On June 2, 2014, the City Council of Seattle, Washington passed a local ordinance to increase the minimum wage of the city to $15 an hour, giving the city the highest minimum wage in the United States, which will be phased in over seven years, to be fully implemented by 2021.
While not every worker is eligible, it provides a minimum of earnings for the lowest-paid workers. Many states and even municipalities have their own minimum wages, including twenty that have rates higher than the federal minimum wage. 1  The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.A full-time minimum wage employee earns $15,080 annually. In 2012, the poverty threshold for a single person was $11,945. For a family of four with two children it was $22,283.Since it was first instituted in 1938, the federal minimum wage has established a floor for wages.hile not every worker is eligible, it provides a minimum of earnings for the lowest-paid workers. Many states and even municipalities have their own minimum wages, including twenty that have rates higher than the federal minimum wage. 1  The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.