30 Days - Minimum Wage
Spurlock attempts to survive on the minimum wage for a month, joined by his girlfriend Alex.
Morgan Spurlock has had his beef with burger bars (in Super Size Me) and moved on to the minimum wage issue. So what are the main ingredients?
USA
The minimum wage in the US is: $5.15 (that's £2.91).
Breadline The minimum wage was established in the USA in 1938.
Peasley portions $10,700: amount a person making minimum wage will earn in a year.
Burgered by Bush 4.3 million Americans have fallen into poverty since George took office.
Double whopper Since 1997 there has been no rise in the minimum wage, even though the cost of living has risen hugely.
Unhappy Meal Childcare costs can add up to $10,000 a year.
As a result, 86% of Americans are fighting to raise the minimum wage.
