Poverty, Prosperity, and the Minimum Wage

Book Overview

The US federal hourly minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 for more than a decade, even though both inflation and productivity have risen steadily. Experts say an hourly wage of $24 is in keeping with inflation, although even a raise to $15 per hour would succeed in lifting nearly one million Americans out of poverty. Some states and cities have done just that, but a gridlocked Congress has prevented it from happening on the federal level. This resource asks the question: In one of the world's richest countries, why are so many workers unable to cover basic living expenses?

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534508473
• ISBN13: 9781534508477
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12