Even With New Year Increases, The Minimum Wage Is Nearly Impossible to Live On Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email NEW YORK CITY - APRIL 15 2015: High school students, union activists & fast food workers marched in Manhattan's Upper West Side to demand a $15 per hour federal minimum wage. ( a katz / Shutterstock ) Produced by Thalia Beaty and Oliver Lazarus Produced by PRI and WNYC