The federal government does not have the constitutional authority no prop up wages( with stolen money), nor does it have the money.
 Obama has the U.S. on the verge of bankruptcy.
And the only way out,is for our economy to out grow our debt, & interest payments on that debt.
But so long as taxes on those that create jobs are at record highs, & American businesses are dying from federal " strangulation by regulation" we will not be able to afford much of any government sanctioned charity.