Minimum wage has been a very important topic in politics, especially raising minimum wage. Many politicians talk about how raising minimum wage can be detrimental but only view raising minimum wage from a political viewpoint, often forgoing the economical benefits of a higher minimum wage. As the economy has grown since the last economic recession in 2008, the minimum wage should have increased along with it. Instead because of political issues between people against and for raising minimum wage, the minimum wage has stayed the same in most parts of the United States or has only gone up slightly. A raise in minimum wage is beneficial to the economy and is necessary for the economy to continue to grow. By raising minimum wage people would not have to work multiple jobs to survive and the …show more content…
California is an extreme example in this situation. However only 28% of the states in the US have housing cheap enough or a minimum wage high enough to be able to afford to live on a minimum wage and not have a the people in those states pay more than 30% of their income. The federal minimum wage in the 1960s, adjusted for inflation, was $10.55. The current minimum wage in $9.00, $7.25 if the employer provides health care benefits. Supposing the economy, the population, and the cost of living have stayed the same since the 1960s, the minimum wage has still decreased from then and with the United States’ growing economy the minimum wage should have adjusted along with it, producing a higher minimum wage. The cost of living for the average adult living in the US has also risen from $43,351 (adjusted for inflation) in the 1960s to $71,440 in 2016. To accommodate for a higher cost of living the minimum wage should have risen in parallel to the cost of living. Raising minimum wage would raise the falling poverty levels and allow the average to american to live comfortably based on their