Minimum Wage vs Minimum Wage You know what really grinds my gears that as a national, the rich have all the real say in what is done in the world and the poor only have say, which means Nothing. For example, the poor cannot live on the minimum wage and support their families because they are so far from the living wage. So how can we as a nation solve this problem if the problem is rich have all the say in solving the problem they don't want because they are lined up there with more money for them and they spend it in other countries. Now let's take a closer look at this world, most people work hourly at minimum wage, which means they are taking two or three jobs just to make sure the meat ends up in New Jersey. For example in New Jersey, the minimum wage is 7.25 an hour. The living wage is the minimum income necessary for a worker to satisfy his or her needs considered fundamental for life. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wage) This means that for NJ the living wage is $11.13 an hour and that is only for an adult and changes as people add family members . This is how it changes when u...