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Living Wage vs Minimum Wage

Learn English with movies and films
30 Days is the brainchild of Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock’s documen-

tary, Super Size Me, saw
the director spend 30 days eating nothing but McDonalds to see the
eàects of obesity.
The documentary sparked both praise and controversy from around

the globe especially
among diehard fast food fans who saw just what a diet of McDo-
nalds could do to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmSGEGOVI34
Before
14.8 percent or 46.7 million Americans live in poverty. The federal mini-

mum wage in the United States is $7.25 per
hour and was raised in 2009. Someone working full time at minimum wage
earns about

$15,080 (before taxes). The poverty line for a family of 4 living in the US,
as of 2016, is $24,300 a year.
Remember that all amounts do not include TAXES that are taken out of a

paycheck. The government takes
approximately 15% in federal taxes and 7-9% in state taxes (Texas does
NOT pay a state tax.). This means roughly

24% of one’s income is taxes, and one takes home about .76 of each dollar.

On your own
1. What kind of job do you want to have in high school?

2. What kind of job do you want after high school or college?
3. How might you avoid this (or a similar) situation when you are an adult?

(Answer in 2-3 sentences)

Families who make less than $25,000 are more than twice as likely to di-
vorce. Why do you think this is true?

(Answer in 2-3 sentences.)