In 2013, 3.3 million Americans worked at an hourly rate at or below the federal minimum of $7.25 (Undisputed Facts 3). Hourly workers take on the difficult and dreaded work that no one else wants to endure, and in return, receive the bare minimum. Minimum wage workers deserve more, but instead they find themselves dealing with the hardships placed upon their families and themselves because of a lack of companion from the federal government. This is a serious problem that needs to be rectified, not only in the United States, but around the world. The national minimum wage should be raised to achieve alignment with the rising cost of living, reduce poverty, and create more jobs.
The price of essential goods in America is skyrocketing, making it very difficult for minimum wage workers to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Families living off a minimum wage are struggling to tie both ends together because of the rising price of human necessities. According to Economist Magazine, “The prices of
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$7.25 and hour is just not sufficient enough to have a human live in the price inflated country of America healthy, “Congress also found that these decreased wages caused one-third of the U.S. population to be ill-nourished, ill-clad, and ill housed.” (Minimum Wage Overview 1). Having 46.5 million people living under the poverty level in the united states is not a statistic to be proud of; 15% of the american population is living in poverty (Poverty In The 1). 6.6% of the people living in poverty are in ‘Deep Poverty’ which is when they are 50% below the poverty line (Poverty In The 1). Changing the Minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 would benefit the united states poverty levels