Topic: Poverty

$5.15 an hour, the minimum wage since 1997

By Beth Robinson | June 30, 2006 |

Most Americans support minimum wage increase
Published in the Leaf Chronicle - Jun 30, 2006

On June 21, our two multi-millionaire U.S. senators from Tennessee, Lamar Alexander and Bill Frist, voted “no” again on a bill to increase the minimum wage. I find this appalling.

Growing up on a small farm in Tennessee, it was impressed upon me that hard work was not only expected but also is an important character trait. I think most people agree that no one in the United States who works full time for a living should have to live in poverty. To me, that means they can afford basic housing, groceries (not including meals out), needed health care, child care and other necessities. «Read the rest of this article»

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