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Just imagine what it would be like if you were living on $7.25 an hour. do the math and listen to poppy harlow. >> reporter: well, over the last year, there have been a flurry of protests from retail and fast food workers demanding what they call a living wage. saying they cant get by on what theyre making. here is a look at what life is like for two workers who say they simply need to make more to make it on their own. >> you have no money on your lunch account? not a dollar? >> reporter: this ...

And rode island will see even bigger bumps. more than 20 million workers made less than $20,000 last year. and people are protesting with workers saying that theyre not making enough to get by. here is cnns poppy harlow. >> reporter: well, over the past year, there have been a flurriy of protests from retail and fast food workers demanding what they call a living wage, saying they cant get by on what theyre making. here is a look at what life is like for two workers who say they simply need to m...

Now that the minimum wage is going up in 13 states. most increases amount to less than 15 cents per hour, but minimum wage workers in places like new jersey, connecticut, new york, and long island will see a much bigger bump. >> you have no money on your lunch account? >> no. >> at 29 years old, joanna cruz is stuck, stuck in a job that pays $7.30 an hour. she works overnights at a deli, 40 hours a week. her weekly paycheck, $244.70. what do you need to make to be able to get by on your own? >> ...

The stock market hit record highs and almost half of all americans have no investment whatsoever in the stock market. so, increasingly, this is a tale of two america. >> no money on your lunch account. not a dollar. at 29 years old joanna cruz is stuck in a job that pays $7.30 an hour. she works overnights at a deli. her weekly paycheck, $244.70. what do you need to make to be able to get by on your own? >> i would have to make at least $14, $15 to be able to live, comfortably. do you add it up ...

President obama. meantime, many americans are struggling to support families. cnns poppy harlow has some of their stories. >> you have no money on your lunch account. not a dollar. >> reporter: at 29 years old, joanna cruz is stuck, stuck in a job that pays $7.30 an hour. she works overnights at a deli 40 hours a week. her weekly paycheck, $244.70. what do you need to make to be able to get by on your own? >> i would have to make at least $14, $15 to be able to live comfortably. >> reporter: you...