I love this idea as a way to physical show what it’s like to earn minimum wage in the US today. Blake Fall-Conroy put together a machine that dispenses pennies and allows any person to work for minimum wage.
The concept is simple. An individual cranks a handle on the machine and pennies drop out of it at a pace of every 5.04 seconds which will give the person $7.15 an hour, the current minimum wage for New York state. If the individual stops cranking, then the person stops receiving money.
I think that anyone that had to use this machine for a few hours would gain a new respect for the working poor of our nation.
Source: Blake Fall-Conroy
Jeffrey strain is a freelance author, his work has appeared at The Street.com and seekingalpha.com. In addition to having authored thousands of articles, Jeffrey is a former resident of Japan, former owner of Savingadvice.com and a professional digital nomad.
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