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Billions of Americans are making minimum wage but is that really
enough for a family to live on? Some believe that minimum wage
increases would actually stimulate the economy rather that hurt
it. The first 200 words of this essay... Billions of Americans
are making minimum wage but is that really enough for a family
to live on? Have you ever lived on minimum wage? If not, do you
think you could? Do you think minimum wage should be higher, or
is it enough to survive ...Minimum wage is defined as, "A wage
below which employers may not legally pay employees for specific
kinds of employment." There however, is a different definition
of living wage. Living wage is the amount of money one would
need to make in order to stay above federal poverty lines. Some
believe that minimum wage increases would actually stimulate the
economy rather that hurt it. Michael Reich, an economics
professor and dir