Health insurance is huge, of course. I would have to work 80 hours per week at minimum wage just to pay for my health insurance. That's for a single individual, granted that I'm 52 and female in a state that allows sex discrimination in insurance premiums (I believe I pay about 35% more than a male my age, but that's off the top of my head and might be slightly off). It's decent coverage, better than most people probably get these days, but not comprehensive by any means. (Remember that although Medicaid is fairly comprehensive on its face in states where it hasn't been privatized, few providers accept Medicaid patients, and those who do have very little time for them.)
The other thing is that little truth that's been getting a lot of play lately: if the minimum wage had kept pace with executive salaries for the past 20 years alone, America's poorest workers would be making $23 an hour.
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