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Unfortunately Texas is not one of the states. So, employer can continue to pay just $7.25 an hour which is nowhere close to a living wage.

These Are The States Where Minimum Wage Will Rise On New Year's Day The wage floor is meeting or surpassing $15 per hour in more and more places.

"It should be a basic truism that in the US, the richest country on earth, if you work 40 hours a week you do not live in poverty. Raising the minimum wage is not only the right thing to do morally. It is also good economics. Putting money into the hands of people who will spend it on basic needs is a strong economic stimulant."

We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage | Bernie Sanders In the richest country on earth, if you work 40 hours a week you shouldn’t have to live in poverty

‘This is not a livable wage’: Texas graduate student workers want livable wages Graduate student workers at the University of Texas are demanding more money from the university after they claim they aren’t being paid livable wages.

Check out this story about Living Wage Nashville.

Nashville organization encourages business members to pay employees 'living wage' During International Living Wage Week, Nashville Living Wage is seeking more members in an effort to help more Nashvillians earn a