The article discusses the stagnant federal minimum wage in the United States, which has remained unchanged since 2009 despite rising living costs due to inflation. Initially designed to provide a living wage that covered basic necessities, the minimum wage has effectively become a poverty wage as its value has decreased by 30% over the past 15 years. This decline reflects a failure by Congress to revise wage standards in line with increased living costs, leaving many working individuals unable to meet their basic needs.
The federal minimum wage hasn't changed since 2009 in the United States, which means the minimum wage is now a poverty wage.
The last time Congress increased the federal minimum wage was in July 2009, meaning that as prices have risen over the last 15 years, the value of the minimum wage has fallen by 30%.
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