Minimum Wage
There is not a minimum wage paying job that will let you earn enough money if we have unjust wages. The current federal minimum wage (FMW) is unlivable. It is too low for people to be able to have a decent life and afford most essentials. Raising the FMW will increase security in most aspects of life. The federal minimum wage should be raised to allow people to have stability in society and a livable wage. The current FMW for people working lower-income jobs is unlivable. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the purpose of the federal minimum wage is "to help ensure that all work will be fairly compensated and that regular employment will provide a decent quality of life." However, no state in America has accomplished that goal. This is important because it shows that yes there are better-paying jobs out there, but the FMW was created to give you a decent life with a low-income job.
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In the US, the federal minimum wage is low. Although it is supposed to be a livable wage, that is not the case. In 1933, five years before the first minimum wage became law, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “By living wages, I mean more than a bare subsistence level, I mean the wages of a decent living.” However, since the late 1960s, the hourly rate hasn't increased in line with the cost of living. The income of a minimum-wage worker supporting a family of four is actually much below the poverty threshold. The federal minimum wage hasn’t kept up with the cost of living for more than half a century. So the capability to have a decent fulfilled life is pretty