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Let me tell you Gian, in the U.S. today, 15 million people live in or near povrety despite living in homes headed by full-time workers. Millions more live close to the edge, including countless former welfare recipientswho have learned that having a job doesn't mean being able to pay your bills. In response, a growing movement has won the passage of "living wage" ordinances in about 80 communities over the last decade, including Baltimore, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. These laws typically require goverment contractors and some other employers to pay workers substantially more than minimum wage, which is now $5.15 nationally.Higher here in California $6.75. Often the "living wage" is set at the level needed to lift a family of four at least to the federal poverty line, which requires about $18,000 a year, or more than $8 an hour. Some cities require health benefits to be offered atop this wage. While they spend millions on a war that we're already over with. A lot of schools don't have enough supplies, it's like fighting a war for education with no bullets. I'm just saying congress shoudn't tell every body that everything is alright, because it's not. That's all.