Let's Raise the Minimum Wage Already — Americans Are Ready
by Natalie Lubsen on May 7, 2014 | Views: 251 | Score: 2
| Percent of Americans who favor (strongly or somewhat) | Percent of Americans who oppose (strongly or somewhat) | |
| $10.10 | 63 | 36 |
| $12.50 | 43 | 56 |
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A poll from The Wall Street Journal shows that a solid majority of Americans (63%) favor raising the minimum wage to $10.10. Fewer Americans support a minimum wage of $12.50, but we can all agree that the current minimum wage of $7.25 is too low. So Congress, Americans are in agreement: let's raise the minimum wage.
I thought this article was interesting and related to your post. Lots of good discussion in the comments section as well.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1…
It talks about many possible gains of raising the minimum wage, specifically about how we could eliminate people who work full-time and still live below the poverty line.