Definitely increased. I don't work for a minimum wage and it's difficult enough to get by even without more than a few amenities . For individuals on a minimum wage who have to support themselves, it's hard enough.
Think what it would be like for those with families to support on the same income or not much more.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.