This is a very good perspective.. different countries.. different cost of living. Although i think $15 dollars minimum wage is crazy.. i do beilive a small increase is due. Maybe $8 dollar minimum wage increase? In the state that i live the minimum is $7.25 .. 75 cents would be huge! Most people that i know living in the U.S know that cost of living has increased but pay has stayed around the same! My economics teacher once told my class that it was possible to work a sumer job and be able to afford college wihtout having loans or borrowing money ( when she was in college) . Unlike many other students i know im lucky to have a decent paying job.