The country’s minimum wage has not been raised since 2009, it’s been up to the states to decide

How did the concept of minimum wage start? And has it always been seen as constitutional? An ASU economist shares more on the history of minimum wage with Arizona PBS.

How did the concept of minimum wage start? And has it always been seen as constitutional? An ASU economist shares more on the history of minimum wage with Arizona PBS.

In this story published Sept. 6, 2021, on Arizona PBS:

If you are getting paid minimum wage right now, you're basically in a poverty situation and that was never the original intent at all.

– Lee McPheters, research professor of economics