A $15 minimum wage would help millions of struggling households in small and mid-sized cities achieve self-sufficiency
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boosted the earnings of low-wage workers and decreased poverty. individual and family self-sufficiency—the ability to cover living expenses without relying on public subsidies. 37% of U.S. households—38 million overall—did not earn a pre-tax, pre-transfer wage that allowed them to make ends meet, in
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- boosted the earnings of low-wage workers and decreased poverty.
- individual and family self-sufficiency—the ability to cover living expenses without relying on public subsidies.
- 37% of U.S. households—38 million overall—did not earn a pre-tax, pre-transfer wage that allowed them to make ends meet, including 14 million households with children. Owing to historical racial injustices and structural inequities, 47% of Black households and 50% of Latino or Hispanic households struggle to make ends meet.
- On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. But an earlier, House-passed provision to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour was not included.
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