Living on minimum wage.

Wow, the minimum wage is up to $7.25 an hour. I guess thats good for someones second job, or a college student working after school for some extra cash. For someone to try and live on that is insane. I have a good friend who has a college education and really enjoys her job. She makes $7.50 an hour. I was talking to her last week and she was talking about bills and such and I asked her politely how much do you make? I was appalled. Instead of raising the minimum wage employers should take a look at positions that require education and pay them accordingly. Now if my friend were to move out of this rural area into a major city she could find a job making much better pay, but she enjoys the area and prefers to stay here. I have gotten lucky in finding a decent paying job here with my education, but still make less with a college education, which is required at my job, then the majority of people who do my job around the country. I know I could move and get better pay and such, but I love it here and I love my friends. I cann't leave, so I'll just blog about it and complain some.