It has been ten years since the federal minimum wage was last raised. Since then:
Education expenses are up 65%
Food costs are up 26%
Health care costs are up 21%
Housing prices are up 16%
$7.25 is a poverty wage. We need a living wage — at least $15 an hour.
The AVERAGE hourly wage in Mississippi is $16.14/hour so a federal $15/hour wage does not make sense. This is a good alternative:https://medium.com/@mike_95126/the-workers-wage-an-alternative-to-increasing-the-minimum-wage-which-helps-low-wage-workers-ed1c35d4a0ab …
