One of the more prominent issues during the 2020 election season in the U.S. was income inequality and whether it was time to raise the minimum wage. Proponents of a hike in America's federal minimum wage hope to see it rise to $15 per hour from the current $7.25, a level it has remained at since 2009 according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
However, despite the enormous popularity among voters of all stripes — a 2019 Pew Research Center poll found that two-thirds of Americans supported a $15 federal minimum wage — legislation to actually get it done hasn't passed Congress.
As Americans continue to wait and see what will happen with their minimum wages, they can look far to the south to see New Zealand going ahead and raising its minimum wage.