Minimum Wage In Oklahoma City

My blog is dedicated for the sole purpose of raising minimum wage in Oklahoma City to $10.10. Minimum wage, by definition, is the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement. Minimum wage as of July 24, 2009 has been set at $7.25 an hour federally. Today, there are thirteen states that have taken it upon themselves to increase their statewide minimum wage. In Oklahoma City however, minimum wage is still stuck at the $7.25. Four and a half years later, it is time for a change. Minimum wage should be raised in Oklahoma City to $10.10 in order to better the lives of those who are trying to make a living off of that salary.

Although this image is a meme, there is a lot of truth to the statement it makes. It is time for Oklahoma to realize that the cost of living is increasing day by day and as citizens of Oklahoma City we need to be able to make enough money to live off of. Minimum wage workers today are having a hard time supporting themselves. Today, the minimum wage puts a family of two barely over the poverty line. Oklahoma is second highest among states in teen birth rates. Many of these parents could be single and could have a very hard time going to college while taking care of another person and may need to become employed in a place that pays minimum wage. While many people assume the people working for minimum wage are teenagers looking to get some extra spending money, they are wrong. The picture below shows who is actually affected, and who desperately needs the minimum wage to be increased to $10.10.

While researching other blogs I came across a blog that stated that there was a new proposal in the works. The blog, http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/blog/ , stated that the proposal is getting an immediate boost by the release of a new poll showing 75% of Americans – including 53% of Republicans – support raising the national minimum wage to $12.50 by 2020. Thus, an increase the minimum wage to $10.10 today would only make sense.
http://www.raisetheminimumwage.com/blog/