Watch the following documentary and answer the questions below. The rich, the poor and the trash...

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Watch the following documentary and answer the questions below. The rich, the poor and the trash | DW Documentary (Inequality documentary). and read Minimum Wages - New York State Department of Labor (Links to an external site.). Think about how much a person can take home after tax? $9 (it was increased recently so use the latest amount) x 40 hours/week x 52 weeks = $18,720 federal tax (10% = $1,870) - social security+medicare (7.65%) - state tax ($887) - city tax ($587) - health care - insurance - housing clothing - eating -entertainment = ? Q. Can you make a living? Why is this an important issue? What are the pros and cons in terms of raising a minimum wage? Why does the government care about this? Do you think income inequality is good for the society? What is the cause of this inequality? How does this impact you personally? What can be done about it? Watch the following documentary and answer the questions below. The rich, the poor and the trash | DW Documentary (Inequality documentary). and read Minimum Wages - New York State Department of Labor (Links to an external site.). Think about how much a person can take home after tax? $9 (it was increased recently so use the latest amount) x 40 hours/week x 52 weeks = $18,720 federal tax (10% = $1,870) - social security+medicare (7.65%) - state tax ($887) - city tax ($587) - health care - insurance - housing clothing - eating -entertainment = ? Q. Can you make a living? Why is this an important issue? What are the pros and cons in terms of raising a minimum wage? Why does the government care about this? Do you think income inequality is good for the society? What is the cause of this inequality? How does this impact you personally? What can be done about it?