I read somewhere (about six years ago) that about 50% of the American workforce earned $10 an hour or less.

A documentary I saw last night said 25% of the workforce earned 7-8 dollars an hour (or less?)

Whichever statistic is right, it still is a chilling picture. Rent and health/day -care were considered the highest expenses the poor faced. Soon I expect food to be a serious problem also.

Politicians that are against raising the minimum wage to decent levels are: anti-family. Making people work two jobs or longer hours to make ends meet causes parents to spend less time with their kids.
By keeping wages low, politicians are also anti-American, anti-country. Low wages help keep birth rates and marriages low among the more prudent. The effect over time: a zero population growth of the native born citizen....equaling a genocide of corporatism over nationalism.