{"product_id":"poverty-prosperity-and-the-minimum-wage-9781534508477","title":"Poverty, Prosperity, and the Minimum Wage","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Avery Elizabeth Hurt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Greenhaven Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Science - Politics \u0026amp; Government\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe US federal hourly minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 for more than a decade, even though both inflation and productivity have risen steadily. Experts say an hourly wage of $24 is in keeping with inflation, although even a raise to $15 per hour would succeed in lifting nearly one million Americans out of poverty. Some states and cities have done just that, but a gridlocked Congress has prevented it from happening on the federal level. This resource asks the question: In one of the world's richest countries, why are so many workers unable to cover basic living expenses?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenhaven Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47596157993111,"sku":"9781534508477","price":5270.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781534508477.webp?v=1774992703","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/poverty-prosperity-and-the-minimum-wage-9781534508477","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}