In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Friedrich Nietzsche
The lack of discretionary income gives people less money for simple luxuries and eating out. That makes low-cost luxuries like Chipotle burritos and Starbucks lattes all the more appealing. They might be the only really good food a person has all week.
Read MoreNor would the increased wage necessarily raise people out of poverty. A working mother with two kids that earned Nebraska’s increased minimum wage of $9 an hour would make $17,280 a year if she worked full time (40 hours a week). That woman would still be below the federal poverty level. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has set the poverty level for a family of three at $19,790 a year.
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