Congres is looking at increasing the minimum wage.

Congres is looking at increasing the minimum wage.

The package, sponsored from Republicans, would increase the minimum wage from $515 to $725 by hour and the increase would be phased in from one extremity to the other of the next three years. The House has already approved the bill and now it is awaiting U Senate action.

Here is a little history in succession the origin of the U minimum wage, according to www.wikipedia.com.

The minimum wage was first established in the 1930 still it took two separate efforts to make it stick. In 1933 a standard of 25 cent by hour was set as part of the National Industrial regaining Act. However it was declared unconstitutional and abolished as a conclusion of a lawsuit.

It was re-established in 1938 in connection with the Fair Labor Standards Act and one time again American workers were assured a minimum of 25 cent for ...