... depression leaving several families in difficult situations that has led many talented and deserving individuals homeless. Reports have shown that poverty rates have been at a high since the depression and reached its highest in 2011 in the United States leading in millions of Americans stricken with this downfall. "Proponents of a higher minimum wage argue that a new wage mandate will help ... minimum wage were those above the poverty line and not the poor themselves therefore the efforts where wasted. Individuals with high amounts of medical bills are who have no third party support w...

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