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Can you live on the minimum wage?

After we announced plans last July for our initiated measure to raise the minimum wage, KELO’s Don Jorgenson went to Hansen County, the county with the lowest cost of living in the entire country, and asked folks if they could live on minimum wage there.

Last week, the New York Times put together a very compelling infographic to show just how hard it is to survive on minimum wage. Play around with it. It becomes very clear very quickly that even a single adult who works full time at minimum wage would struggle to make ends meet. 

Is it any wonder then why newspapers across the country are speaking on behalf of raising the minimum wage?


Kansas Give American workers a reasonable raise Kansas City Star // Editorial

Michigan To reward work, increase the minimum wage Holland Sentinel // Editorial

California Raise the minimum wage LA Times // Editorial

New Mexico Minimum wage hike good for NM Albuquerque Journal// Editorial

Nebraska Minimum wage Star Herald // Editorial

Connecticut Move now to improve minimum wage New Haven Register // Editorial

Pennsylvania Support for a living wage York Dispatch // Editorial

Massachusetts Editorial: The case for higher wages The Metro West Daily News// Editorial Board

Florida Minimum wage hike aids economy Florida Today // Rhonda Abrahams

Texas It’s time to raise the minimum wage The Humble Observer// Patty Pinkley Humble Area Democrats

Idaho The Value of Increasing the Minimum Wage Times-News// Melinda Henneberger

Alaska Raising Alaska’s minimum wage is a common sense decision Alaska Dispatch // Carey Restino

Colorado Higher pay helps the economy Denver Post // Don Marostica OpEd

Washington Raise wages to reduce racial income inequality The Seattle Times // Gerald Hankerson OpEd

College graduates need the minimum wage to rise The Seattle Times // Sandi Halimuddin OpEd

Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Minimum-wage hike will help economy Cincinnati Enquirer // Sen. Sherrod Brown OpEd

Iowa Minimum wage no longer fair The Gazette // Rep. Bruce Braley OpEd

Low minimum wage bad for women, business Globe Gazette // Sherry Stewart Deutschmann OpEd

Wisconsin The need to increase the minimum wage is pressing Racine Journal Times // State Rep. Cory Mason OpEd

Minimum wage hike? Boost pay and the economy Milwaukee Journal Sentinel // Michael Wilder and Rosalynn Wolfe OpEd

Minnesota Times Writers Group: Raise minimum wage, work in justice SC Times // Times Writers Group OpEd

Texas Higher minimum wage would help economy, workers The Daily Toreador // Jakob Reynolds OpEd

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