LTE writer calls for further minimum wage hikes
In a Letter to the Editor in yesterday's N&R, Melissa Kraskouskas writes:
The 2006 N.C. General Assembly should be applauded for increasing the state's minimum wage to $6.15 per hour; yet, their work is not over because the minimum wage is still not high enough to provide for the basic needs of individuals and families . . .
Individuals who earn a living at minimum wage are often the most marginalized and are subject to a wage that has not sufficiently increased with inflation. Women, minorities and low-income workers are typical minimum-wage earners. . .
Without greatly harming the economy, a further increase in the minimum wage would help alleviate poverty by providing disadvantaged, low-wage adult workers with a fair wage that is sufficient to meet their basic needs.
The 2006 N.C. General Assembly should be applauded for increasing the state's minimum wage to $6.15 per hour; yet, their work is not over because the minimum wage is still not high enough to provide for the basic needs of individuals and families . . .
Individuals who earn a living at minimum wage are often the most marginalized and are subject to a wage that has not sufficiently increased with inflation. Women, minorities and low-income workers are typical minimum-wage earners. . .
Without greatly harming the economy, a further increase in the minimum wage would help alleviate poverty by providing disadvantaged, low-wage adult workers with a fair wage that is sufficient to meet their basic needs.
posted by Jill Williams at
8:53 AM
1 Comments:
No surprise here...just another example of how some local residents really care about the welfare of others.
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