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The minimum wage in the United States is no longer a living wage. At $7.25, the federal minimum hasnât kept up with the cost of living since the late 60s, and thereâs a growing movement among workers, policy analysts, state and city governments â and even some employers â to raise it.
Theyâre going to get a yes or no vote on raising the minimum wage all across this country. And theyâve got to make a clear choice: Talk the talk about valuing hardworking families, or walk the walk and actually value hardworking families.ll across the country, you can work full-time on the minimum wage and still be in poverty. And thatâs why, in the year since I first asked Congress to raise the minimum wage, weâve seen six states on their own pass laws to raise their minimum wage.