What Happens When We Raise The Minimum Wage?
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21 Oct What Happens When We Raise The Minimum Wage?

Posted at 11:04h in Election, Jobs, Wages by


FACT:Β In January 2014, 13 states raised their minimum wage;Β since thenΒ these states added more jobs and have lower unemployment rates than the 36 states that did not raise the minimum wage.

FACT:Β The U.S.Β Government could save $7 billion dollars if companies just paid employees a higher minimum wage.*

FACT:Β Federal minimum wage is $7.25 – and some states actually have a lower state wage of $6.25 an hour.

How can anyone, alone or with a family, survive on minimum wage?

FACT:Β TheyΒ can’t.

But together we are fighting to change this.

In two weeks, states likeΒ Arkansas,Β Alaska, South Dakota, Nebraska and cities like Eureka and Oakland are casting their votes to raise the wage. And Brave New Films is continuing to expose the Koch brothers’ fight against increasing the minimum wage. It’s time to #RaiseTheWage

Watch and SHARE this video produced by BRAVE NEW FILMS.

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