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Why we need to increase the minimum wage

The minimum wage is too low

The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since 2009. That's not enough to live on. In many parts of the country, it's not even enough to afford basic necessities like food and housing.

A study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research found that a single adult working full-time at the minimum wage would need to work 126 hours per week to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in the United States.

Raising the minimum wage would help millions of people

Raising the minimum wage would help millions of people. A study by the Economic Policy Institute found that raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour would lift 27 million people out of poverty.

It would also boost the economy. A study by the Center for American Progress found that raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour would create 1.3 million new jobs.

It's time to raise the minimum wage

It's time to raise the minimum wage. The current minimum wage is too low and it's not enough to live on. Raising the minimum wage would help millions of people and it would boost the economy.

We need to pass legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. It's time to do what's right for the American people.