did-you-kno:

America’s minimum wage hasn’t been
raised since 2009. In 2016, nearly half
of the United States continued to use
the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an
hour, meaning a full-time employee’s
salary would equal $15,080 a year
before taxes. According to what MIT
considers a living wage in those states,
that’s anywhere from $4k to $10k less
than what a single adult needs to afford
food, health insurance, housing,
transportation, clothing, and other
basic necessities in a given year. Source Source 2 Source 3

From WageAdvocates.com