Buffalo Boy's Blog

How would you like to be someone right now making minimum wage ($7.25 per hour is the federal rate) and be told that your state lawmakers are lowering your states minimum wage? That is exactly what is happening in Colorado this year. Apparently since the Consumer Price Index dropped then minimum wage drops with it.

Which begs the question, who can honestly live on $7.25 per hour, nevermind the $7.24 that the state minimum wage dropped to in Colorado. Those working those jobs have been told that their wage will go from $7.28 to $7.24 because $7.28 is too much to make in this booming economy we have.

I think its about time we do what every other civilzed country does and implement an across the board LIVEABLE wage. $7.25 will not pay for rent, heat, food, transportation and healthcare costs for one person let alone a family of four. Because that wage is so low is exactly why we need handouts in this country.

Minimum wage is exactly what it is, poverty and those who I have argued raising it with tell me that its only for teenagers working their way through high school and college...that would be false. There are millions of adults who are trying live on this as well, some having to raise families and try to better themselves.

This is just another aspect of our economy, healthcare being the other, that needs to be addressed. If people make it, they will have it to spend, it will always come full circle and benefit more than hurt the economy as those against it would have you believe.