article_snippet: The federal minimum wage is worth considerably less now than The federal minimum wage was in the 1960s, adjusted for inflation, according to the Congressional Research Service.
article_snippet: The federal minimum wage was worth $9.27 in 1963, using July 2013 dollars.
article_snippet: Now The federal minimum wage's $7.25.
article_snippet: The federal minimum wage works:
article_snippet: Raising The federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour, and boosting the tipped worker wage to $7.07, could reduce U.S. child poverty by 4%, according to the Children's Defense Fund report.
article_snippet: Idaho's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
article_snippet: What you can do: Petition for a $10.10 federal minimum wage.
article_snippet: And learn more about minimum wage laws in your state.
article_snippet: What you can do: Start a petition asking Congress to sponsor a "basic income" bill.