Happy New Year! Oh what's that? a gift for the minimum wage earners? Seven states which is about 650,000 people that are working minimum wage will be getting raises this year! Individuals working minimum wage will be getting a raise of 9 to 12 cents an hour if they on Saturdays, which good since everything nowadays cost a lot more than it used to be so these 9-12 cents an hour may come in handy if prices of food and other daily necessities continue to increase. Any little raise in income would help a family greatly.
Only 7 of the 50 states in America are getting this small raise next year. The states that are receiving this so called "raise" will be Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Some states, especially Colorado, can really use this increase in salary because the minimum wage in Colorado dropped by 3 cents last year due to deflation so it's a big improvement in the salaries for the individuals that are living in Colorado.
Some minimum wage people are unable to afford things so this raise in minimum wage can help individuals in being able to afford the things needed daily. More and more people are going into poverty so this increase in minimum wage will surely help a little to those living in poverty with a minimum wage income.
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