I am discouraged that after working nearly 60 hours each week, I m barely able to make ends meet. I sure hope Congress increases the minimum wage, because I need the raise. The battle over raising the federal minimum wage will heat up in the Senate this spring. Check out these facts behind minimum wage myths. Millions of workers benefit when the minimum wage is raised.
Adults raising families make up the majority of minimum-wage earners.
Workers earning the least benefit the most from a minimum-wage increase. The minimum wage is not just for entry-level workers. The 1996 and 1997 minimum-wage increases didn't cause job losses. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage now is 21 percent less than 1979.