You'd be surprised how much people need that extra $44.00 per week. That would be enough to help pay for the recent increase in gasoline hikes. It is about $175/mo. Or it could help them finally be able to save some money if by some off chance they were able to make ends meet. They would be able to save around $2000.00 a year!!! If they were just making it going paycheck to paycheck, these people would finally be able to start saving for retirement and/or their children's education. Don't tell me that $1.10 an hour won't have any affect. $44.00 may not seem like that much to you or me, but to someone who is stretching each cent to it's full capacity just so they can buy food for their kids, it can mean the world! We don't need to give them the life of a CEO of a large company...just enough to let them live a better life.