To: The Florida State House, The Florida State Senate, and Governor Ron DeSantis
Tell The Florida state legislature to raise the minimum wage
I support raising the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. Our State needs a $15.00 an hour minimum wage so we can support our families, recycle the money back into the economy. 40 hour week at $15.00 an hour is only $600.00 weekly, MINUS paying for our social security and taxes and any other benefits we may have.
Why is this important?
I have lived in Florida my entire life. When I was making $11.11 an hour in 1973, it was hard. I had two children to support, their father walked out on me for another woman, he NEVER paid child support and in fact never laid eyes on his son. I was left to figure out a way to support them, give them the best I could and help them grow into fine young men. It was the hardest thing I had ever had to do. I took in children to watch during the weekends, brought home work so I would never be behind. The judge once told me "you had them. it is your responsibility. I thought I would puke (4 1/2 months pregnant with my soon to be ex there with his fiance and that is what the judge SAID TO ME! I know as many many women who have been left to fend not only for themselves but their children how devastating this is.