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141,000 people earn exactly the minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, and about 882,000 workers had wages under the federal minimum. So all together that is over 1 million people that are effected by low incomes.

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“Today a minimum wage earner has to work a day and a half just to pay for a full tank of gas. That is simply shameful”. It's so hard for people to afford their day-to-day needs and it's effecting the US economy.

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She is a single mother who works a minimum wage job in Pittsburgh PA, and she can not afford her bills. Let along to put food on the table for her five kids. She relies on food stamps to feed her kids. She could not afford her rent without working 3 jobs, so now her kids barely see her. Angela says "raising the minimum wage would mean I would be able to live in a decent house with my family without working 3 jobs, and not relying on food stamps to feed my kids." So raising the minimum wage to her means that her family can be united and healthy.

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Emily Stewart organized a protest in Florida to raise the minimum wage to 15$ so her friend Jordan would be able to pay his ER bills that cost over $2000.

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22 states will increase their minimum wage for around 9.9 million people

Workers would get $6.95 billion in added on wages from the increase of them

5.6 million kids live in a household where at least one adult will be receiving the raise in minimum wage

New York has been trying to set their minimum wage to $17 an hour in 2026

https://www.epi.org/blog/twenty-two-states-will-increase-their-minimum-wages-on-january-1-raising-pay-for-nearly-10-million-workers/

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Why is the minimum wage now, hurting people?

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Why is the minimum wage now, hurting people?

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This concept of minimum wage is hurting people tremendously because prices and inflation have become a huge thing. A lot of single parents are struggling especially having only one job. It's also hard not being able to pay for a lot of things, or just having to do overtime for extra pay. Minimum wage is affecting lots of people especially women and people of color. It's been over a decade now that people can't keep up with their cost of living. Lendingtree.com has stated how if the minimum wage gets increased up to $15 an hour, around 1.4 million people will have a way to be unemployed by 2025.

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Most US. Americans are the ones struggling daily. What we are trying to persuade is that minimum wage needs to be raised in Pennsylvania and enough people need to protest against it so it would change. A lot of people-mothers & fathers, teachers, bigger families, etc are always struggling coming home with minimum wage to support themselves or even their families. How we want to find a way to change this is enough people need to get together so that Congress gets enough persuasion and passes a bill stating minimum wage will go up.

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“A $15 minimum wage could help workers meet emergency expenses”

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“A $15 minimum wage could help workers meet emergency expenses”

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Raising the Minimum Wage Would Be an Investment in Growing the Middle Class

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A $15 minimum wage could benefit nearly 40 million workers and provide some of the lowest-wage workers with an average annual wage boost of about $6,000.

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Weekly Address: This Labor Day, Let’s Talk About the Minimum Wage

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Obama states, “Raising the minimum wage would help 28 million Americans provide for their kids, pay their bills, and spend money at local businesses to build the economy.” Using Obama’s speech will persuade people to follow since he is a retired president.

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Petition to Raise minimum wage-call to action

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Petition to Raise minimum wage-call to action

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Justice, justice shall you pursue. Today the call for justice must focus on fairness and respect for working men and women in jobs across the country who do not earn enough to support themselves and their families. The situation confronting not only fast-food workers but also home health care aides, adjunct professors, airport baggage handlers and other low-wage workers is simply untenable in one of the richest societies in human history.
We call on our elected officials to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, linked to cost-of-living increases so that the lowest-paid among us are able to earn a living wage.
The current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is nothing close to a living wage. If someone earning the minimum wage is fortunate enough to be able to work full-time hours (and many are not), she or he would earn only $15,080 / year, which is under the poverty line for a family of two. At the current minimum wage, workers struggle paycheck-to-paycheck, and if they are able to pay all their bills at the end of the month, they are not able to save anything for an emergency, let alone for their retirement, or additional education.

Today's rock-bottom federal minimum wage is holding millions of Americans back from being able to reach their highest potential. Sadly, many people who have started community college or career education programs have to drop out after getting their hours cut at work or when an unforeseen emergency made tuition impossible to afford. With a $15 per hour minimum wage, many would be able to finally afford to advance their educations.

Rising wages will allow millions of people across the country to lift their heads up and look towards the future with hope. But it will also benefit our economy at-large. A $15 per hour minimum wage will inject billions of dollars into local economies as many are finally able to buy basic necessities they couldn't afford before. It will also ease state budgets, as millions who currently rely on state assistance will finally be able to afford groceries and rent without public assistance.

When many of our ancestors first came to the United States, they worked low-wage jobs in the garment sector and other industries. Our lives today are better for the struggle and pain of our forebears to secure a living wage. These gains enabled our families to raise their standards of living to where they are now, but we must never forget what it took to get here.

While a number of communities across the USA have passed ordinances to raise their minimum wages to $15, and more cities and states have passed smaller minimum wage increases that are an important first step for improving workers' lives, our obligation is not over until every working person has the ability to support their family without undue burden.
Please sign the petition below (fill out the form to the right), and encourage others to do so as well.

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A Petition to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 / Hour

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A Petition to Congress, State Legislators and City Councils Justice, justice shall you pursue. Today the call for justice must focus on fairness and respect for working men and women in jobs across the country who do not earn enough to support themselves and their families.

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https://raisetheminimumwage.com/story/angela-runco-33/

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090516/what-are-pros-and-cons-raising-minimum-wage.asp#:~:text=Supporters%20argue%20that%20increasing%20minimum,prices%20for%20goods%20and%20services.

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2022/home.htm#:~:text=In%202022%2C%2078.7%20million%20workers,wage%20of%20%247.25%20per%20hour.

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I cannot afford to pay my bills and put food on my table to feed my 5 kids with the minimum wage at $7.25. Right now I have to rely on SNAP food stamps to make ends meet. I couldn't afford to keep our house without working 3 jobs, which means my kids would be left alone most of the time. Being a single mom there is no way to take care of your family when the minimum wage is so low. Congress needs to wake up and see how single mothers are living. This is not right, nor is it fair that we have to struggle to live pay check to pay check. Raising the minimum wage would mean I would be able to live in a decent house with my kids without working 3 jobs, and not rely on food stamps to feed my family.

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Being a single mom there is no way to take care of your family when the minimum wage is so low.