Dear PFAW Member –
In the last ten years, the minimum wage hasn’t increased even a cent. However, that hasn’t stopped inflation from driving up the cost of living, making it nearly impossible to work two minimum wage jobs and still pay rent at the end of the month.
It’s beyond time we did something about it.
Sign the petition and tell Congress it’s time to raise the minimum wage!>>
Raising the minimum wage would help reduce income inequality. Economists have shown that maintaining the $7.25 minimum wage is a core driver of income inequality in this country; a dollar is worth less and less every year and yet we’re still paying minimum wage workers the same amount they were making in 2009.1
Elections and policies should be decided by the people, not by corporations and the wealthy. We must have common sense rules for the raising and spending of money on elections to advance political equality for all Americans.
Every person deserves to be able to provide for their family. Increasing the minimum wage is the least we can do to ease that burden.
Add your name in support of this common sense solution now>>
Thank you for your commitment to social justice,
Charlie, Digital Campaigns Associate
1. Jeanne Sahadi, "Will a Higher Minimum Wage Really Reduce Income Inequality?," money.ccn.com, Jan. 15, 2014.
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