Minimum Wage v Living Wage

What is a LIVING WAGE?

Multiple Choice

A living wage is defined as...

• the lowest financial compensation that employers can legally pay their employees

• the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs

• the federal poverty guideline used to determine an individual's or family's eligibility for federal aid or services

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Minimum wage is defined as...

• the lowest financial compensation that employers can legally pay their employees

• the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs

• the federal poverty guideline used to determine an individual's or family's eligibility for federal aid or services

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the Federal Minimum Wage?

• $13.25

• $7.25

• $10.00

• $12.00

Multiple Choice

Poverty wage is defined as...

• the lowest financial compensation that employers can legally pay their employees

• the minimum income necessary for a worker to meet their basic needs

• the federal poverty guideline used to determine an individual's or family's eligibility for federal aid or services

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the most a single person with no kids can make per year to qualify for federal assistance?

• $35,000

• $24,000

• $13,900

• $5,000

Single Adult Living Wage Calculation for Adams County

Multiple Choice

What was the living wage for a single adult with no children?

• $6.53

• $20.25

• $13.65

• $41.41

Multiple Choice

If you work a minimum wage job as a single adult with no children, how much money do you have to MAKE UP per hour to earn a LIVING WAGE

• $1.20

• None, I can meet all my needs with minimum wage

• $6.60

• $13.72

Multiple Choice

If you work a minimum wage job as a single adult with no children, how much LESS money do you have to make to get any help from the government?

• $1.20

• none, the government will help out now

• $6.60

• $7.12

Typical Expenses for Adams County

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest expense for a single adult with no children

• Housing

• Food

• Medical

• Child Care

• Transportation

Poll

If you work a minimum wage job as a single adult with no children and you had to choose which cost to skimp on to make sure you pay your housing bill, which one would suffer?

• Food

• Medical

• Transportation

​The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.

Open Ended

What is one thought, question, or reaction that you have after seeing the data we just discussed?

Multiple Choice

True or False? States can set their OWN minimum wage.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why do people want to RAISE the minimum wage?

• They think $7.25 an hour is too high to be paying employees for poor efforts at work.

• They feel that $7.25 an hour is too low for workers to be able to afford their needs.

• They believe that $7.25 an hour is unlawful and goes against the rights protected in the Constitution.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Why do people think we should NOT raise the minimum wage?

• The minimum wage is already too high and should be lowered to protect employees.

• The minimum wage is just for people who are working at their first job.

• Raising the minimum wage could hurt the economy and keep companies from hiring more workers.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Why did fast food workers go on strike in 2012?

• To demand better pay

• To ask for lower rent

• To quit their jobs at McDonalds

Multiple Choice

Why did FDR pass the "Fair Labor Standards Act?"

• to punish companies that built the railroad

• to set a minimum wage and fight against pay inequality

• to satisfy disgruntled fast food workers

Multiple Choice

When was the LAST time the minimum wage increased?

• 1940

• 1980

• 2000

• 2009

Multiple Choice

In order to raise the minimum wage in the US, what has to happen?

• Fast food employees have to go on strike for at least 30 days in a row.

• A new law has to be passed by the House of Representatives, Senate, and President of the United States.

• The newly elected President sets the minimum wage at whatever they think is best.

• The Supreme Court has to approve it

Multiple Choice

The minimum wage is now worth ______ than it did when it was set in 2009.

• more

• less

• the same amount

Open Ended

What would be a BENEFIT of raising the minimum wage?

Open Ended

What are some of the challenges of living off the "minimum wage?"

Multiple Choice

How does raising the minimum wage impact businesses?

• They may need to hire less people and cut jobs in order to save money.

• They are able to hire even more employees and provide better opportunities for them all.

Open Ended

Do you think the minimum wage should be increased to $15 an hour? Why or why not?