Economics
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Clothing, food, and shelter are the bare essentials to survive in the world, but unfortunately few people can afford all three today. With the ever-growing economy and the entire boost in industry, the poverty levels are at an all time high. With the beginning of minimum wage and the ongoing issues with unemployment, Americans are struggling to get out of debt and become worry free.
Let's just say that one day you are working a 9-5 job at Dillards for $5.75 an hour. You also have a job at the Payless making $6.50 and hour. At both jobs you are working 40 hours a week. You have to take on both jobs because the cost of living has recently gone up, and you are a single mother with two children. One day you hear the news about minimum wage going up...