Commentary: Sweet Tea and Politics blog

               In the blog “Texas should Raise its Minimum Wage,” my classmate discuss Texas minimum wage hasn’t increased over the years. I agree with my classmate argument Texas should increase the minimum wage because the cost of living expenses have increased over the years. Texas is the second largest state and populated in the Unites States, currently, the minimum wage is $7.25. The net income from one job hasn’t been able to overpass residents living expenses. Many people are living check to check every week. Most residents have to get at least two jobs to cover their basic living expenses like rent and their utilities.
                 My classmate mention about an article from the  Huffington Post about ten states who have increase their minimum wage and the unemployment hasn’t increase, but in Texas, the unemployment has increased also the growing number of homeless. If Texas would increase their minimum we would have less unemployed and homeless. The more people with jobs the more collection in taxes that can be used for roads, schools, and other things. My classmate provided supporting fact for their argument. This blog was very informative and was able to communicate their idea. Texas needs to increase their minimum wage to compensate all resident who daily struggles to make ends meet. I hope we don’t have to wait more years until legislator increases the minimum wage. We need to create changes, so we can make our resident happier. So come Texas lets earn more money for our resident and for our state!