1. Do you think the federal minimum wage should be raised to $15 per hour? If so, why? Make sure to explain your position, not just personal experience. Support your opinion with data.

a. If not, would you rather (a) raise it higher than $15 per hour, (b) raise it but lower than $15, (c) keep it at $7.25, (d) or get rid of the federal minimum wage altogether. Explain your choice.

2. How urgent and important is this policy issue? To what extent does the minimum wage effect poverty rates in the United States? Again, make sure you cite information that you reviewed during the activity to support your opinion.

Using these websites discuss the questions below:

• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242885/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-gender/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1250231/us-support-minimum-wage-increase-age/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/185335/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/185369/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers/
• https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/188206/share-of-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-or-below-minimum-wage-since-1979/
• https://www.statista.com/statistics/299368/percentage-of-us-minimum-wage-workers-by-occupation/
• https://www.statista.com/chart/18692/estimated-impact-of-an-increase-in-the-us-federal-minimum-wage/