The minimum wage debate has been getting more heated in recent years, as the widening gulf between haves and have-nots continues to grow.
While the $7.25 standard federal wage in the U.S. doesn't apply to all states — California tops the list with a $14 state minimum wage — 21 states still have this rock-bottom minimum wage.
An economist says minimum wage should go all the way up to $26 an hour — and he brought the receipts.