Minimum Wage.

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Just wanted to relate to the minimum wage debate to my family's ordeals: my mother can never pay rent on time, if she does, she cannot afford the water bill as well, or food is rationed until next pay. Although she does not work a minimum wage job (she is a cafeteria manager for the public school system), she could benefit from a raise in all wages around the country. If it is vital for the poverty threshold to be lifted for families who struggle every day, other families who are a part of the middle-class income bracket struggle as well.

A few helpful links that explain both sides of this issue:

NPR

Money CNN