This petition is meant for employees in the state of New York who are working 40+ hours/week at minimum wage or less. Every year the cost of living in Rochester, New York becomes a societal problem for residents. The economy has not seen a recovery yet; bills are high, rent is high; taxes are high. This is a downward pattern that can be avoided with the right measures. The result of an unstable economy such as ours is set up so the rich are becoming richer and the poor and become poorer. If this keeps getting worse, the people are going to have something to say.