Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased? by Veronica Balsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88 en-us 2024-01-25 13:18:09 UTC 2024-01-26 14:33:20 UTC hello@padlet.com How many people does it effect? 26jwalburn https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2861797850 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.


]]> 2024-01-25 15:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2861797850 The Story of Angela Runco 26jwalburn https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2861817495 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.

]]> 2024-01-25 15:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2861817495 Statistics on minimum wage 26vbalsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862024929

  • 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/

    • ]]>     2024-01-25 18:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862024929     Why is the minimum wage now, hurting people? 26vbalsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862139328 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.

    ]]>     2024-01-25 19:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862139328     26vbalsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862142656 2024-01-25 19:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862142656 Quote 26vbalsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862145140 “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.

    ]]>     2024-01-25 19:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862145140     Who, What, Why, How? 26vbalsamo https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862152157 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.

    ]]>     2024-01-25 19:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862152157     26jwalburn https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862206522 2024-01-25 20:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862206522 Another Victim 26jwalburn https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862214646 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.

    ]]>     2024-01-25 21:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862214646     “A $15 minimum wage could help workers meet emergency expenses” 26bwarren https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862948510 2024-01-26 13:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862948510 26bwarren https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862949852 2024-01-26 13:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862949852 Professional POV- President Obama 26bwarren https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862952219 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.

    ]]>     2024-01-26 13:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2862952219     Petition to Raise minimum wage-call to action 26bwarren https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2863039332 2024-01-26 14:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2863039332 Showing poverty lines with the minimum wage 26bwarren https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2863052412 2024-01-26 14:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2863052412 Links 26jwalburn https://padlet.com/26vbalsamo/hb726tgtgsx1kv88/wish/2863052499 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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