Debate over minimum wage felt in Central Texas
and last updated 2021-02-25 22:14:57-05
The debate on whether or not to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour has many wondering what life is like for those who make the bare minimum.
The federal minimum wage rate is currently $7.25 an hour. The last time it was changed was 12 years ago in 2009, when the minimum wage was $6.55.
But advocates say the minimum wage hasn t kept up with the current cost of living, forcing people to work two or three jobs to get by. Especially in these times, money is tight, and when you re looking at either being homeless or not being able to afford your medication or maybe skipping that last meal or trying to figure out if you can pay for clothes for your child, I think those are all really tough decisions that people are trying to make, said Peter Peter Mungiguerra, who is in favor of raising the minimum wage.