A Cry in the Dark

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

how is $9 an hour a living wage?

I do understand that $9 an hour is quite a bit more than the $5.15 that is the current federally mandated minimum wage. How, though, is that considered a wage people can live on? Especially in this area?

I was very glad to read that many cities, counties and states have taken matters into their own hands. It's disappointing that our representatives, who are so quick to vote raises for themselves, find this such a difficult issue to consider. I wonder how difficult it would be if they had to live on minimum wages for a year?

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Living Wage

Posted by WistfulWench :: 5:06 PM :: 5 comments