PsychedPerspective's video: We are not being Paid Enough

The federal minimum wage was implemented in the Great Depression era under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration to provide a standard of living for the common person. A standard wage (minimum wage) needed to live a standard quality of life. Along with preventing children from entering the workforce prematurely. Hence the 16 and up to work policy. Links & Articles: https://www.epi.org/blog/the-value-of-the-federal-minimum-wage-is-at-its-lowest-point-in-66-years/ https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl https://www.chicagotribune.com/featured/sns-minimum-wage-worth-value-living-wage-year-you-were-born-20210405-avg3tjkmynfdldepxvwg6dtniq-photogallery.html https://www.epi.org/blog/raising-the-minimum-wage-to-15-by-2025-will-restore-bargaining-power-to-workers-during-the-recovery-from-the-pandemic/ https://www.aag.com/1963-vs-now/