The minimum wage was first enacted into law as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. The original minimum wage applied to workers engaged in interstate commerce and the production of goods for interstate commerce. In 1938, this applied to roughly 11.0 million workers out of a total of 54.9 million workers. The minimum wage was set at $0.25 per hour. However, by 1966 the minimum wage $1.25 and applied to virtually all workers. In its beginnings, the minimum …showed first 75 words of 968 total…

…showed last 75 words of 968 total…be rewarded with an amount of money that is impossible for them to live off of. However, if the minimum wage were to be increased to $10.00 an hour, it would make it possible for people currently living under the poverty line to rise above it. In conclusion, it is only humane to increase the minimum wage. For if it is not increased, people who are unfortunate enough to be poverty stricken will always remain destitute.