25 Facts About The Minimum Wage That Might Surprise You

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It’s time for a raise. Here’s everything you need to know about minimum wage presented by NPR’s KQED News.

These are facts presented using 25 graphics, with sources listed below each image.

As Congress again delves into the hotly contested perennial debate over raising the federal minimum wage, a growing number of states and cities throughout the country are forging their own paths on the issue, resulting in an uneven national patchwork of wage laws. We dig into the debate over dollars and cents in this interactive explainer, produced by Newsbound.

Feel free to show them to that Republican family member who thinks everybody should just work for whatever the market determines.

Check out the presentation, below:

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