The cost of living has sky rocketed,it has become almost impossible to rais afamily on a minimum wage job. A person live on his or her own can not survive on minimum wage job either. Their living expense would just be too much. The earnings of minimum wage workers are crucial to their families well being. That is way the minimum wage should raised.…
Some people think they will be making more, but they are mistaken. They are actually going to be making less because they won’t get the subsidies. Right now if I make minimum wage there are programs that subsidize my income, such as food stamps and Medicaid. If we raise the minimum wage people wont qualify for the subsidies and won’t be able to afford to live. Raising the minimum wage diminishes the need for some government programs.…
in lemons). Cooper has a very valid point in this statement. By raising the minimum wage, it allows people to function on their own. It allows them to feel secure about their money, more so then they did before. They feel that they have some breathing room in the situation, and don’t have to scramble for money. Yes, raising the minimum wage will not help immediately, but in the long run it will have a lasting effect on the person’s financial situation. Last year my mom received a small raise, and it didn’t really help at first, but later down the road we were able to pay off some things and get ahead. People just need that little bit of security to help them keep going in…
Should federal minimum wage be increased? Some say that it should be increased because it will create a better economy. Some disagree by saying that increasing the minimum wage would create fewer job positions causing employers to either make their product more expensive or reduce the number of workers.…
Although many may argue that raising minimum wage should not be done because it’s just enough for people to provide their families many think that it isn’t enough and it needs to be raised. In the American Prospect they talk about how the minimum wage pay is way too low for people to live in a standard living environment. The author of this article is trying to express the fact that getting payed minimum wage is too little and it’s just enough for someone to pay the house bills and it’s not enough for people to get anything for themselves or even for their children. Although many think that it won’t help or benefit the poor it will because it’s giving them many more job opportunities and helping them provide for their families.…
The minimum wage for california as of July 1, 2014 is $9.00 an hour. You may wonder why you are reading this for those who get paid more than minimum wage. Well every action has a reaction. Therefore , even if u get paid way more than minimum wage the debate raising minimum wage and not raising minimum wage will affect you. As an effect everyone has begun to chime in there opinions on the topic of minimum wage shedding…
Right now, most cities in the U. S. have higher costs of living than what the minimum wage is (Prah). This makes it impossible for anyone living in one of these cities to make ends meet, and even harder for those with children to survive. It is terrible to think about children going to bed cold and hungry because their parents only make minimum wage. Some cities have made small steps to help with this wage gap. 120 cities have made what they call “living wages” for businesses that work for city contracts. The wages range from $9-$16, but at least helps some (Prah). While this may seem needed, the numbers say thatp a higher minimum wage is not needed. Research done in 2013 found that 135 million Americans worked, and of those 135 million, only 3.8 million earned the minimum wage (N.a A.8). This is not even three percent of the employed, and because of less than three percent inflation of good would occur, along with unemployment and business relocation and…
Raising the minimum wage will allow low-income workers get off the poverty line. The Covert (2014) website says, that according to an economist known as Arindrajit Dube raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 will take an average of 4.6 million people out of poverty. The poverty line for a family of two is $14,570 per year and if you take the current minimum wage of $7.25 low-income workers will make $15,080 per year which is just $510.00 away from being on the poverty line, ("Minimum-Wage.org", 2011). If the minimum wage is raised to $10.10 like President Obama said he would like the minimum wage to increase to in the next couple of year’s workers will be making $20,200 per year. Making the minimum wage $10.10 would benefit low-income workers by providing them with enough money to be taken off government benefits and charities such as welfare and food stamps. Workers will have enough money to pay bills and feed their families if the minimum wage is…
When you hear high school and college students talk about their employment experiences, all they seem to say is how they don't get paid enough. I've even said that myself quite a few times. Well, in a way, they are right; but this statement does not only include that average student, it also includes many adults and families who are trying to live on minimum wage jobs. In today's society, this is almost impossible. An increase in the federal minimum wage is in the interest of the nation as a whole, although it will impose some costs.…
Minimum wage has been a very controversial topic. Nowadays people just can’t survive on minimum wage. Prices are rising but yet the pay is still the same. How do they expect us to survive on eight dollars and twenty five cents?…
First, I bet a lot of people remember their first jobs, but do they remember how much they got paid? The average minimum wage currently is $2.13 for tipped workers as long as the total is not less than 7.25 per hour. Minimum wage is a large economic issue in our country for especially young people or people who are undereducated and did not go to college. Hillary plans on changing minimum wage and raising it to $12. I know a lot of people think raising the minimum wage also raises the prices of everything else, and it does, but for those who make minimum wage $12 is a huge step and it makes things more affordable.…
Minimum wage had been a huge problem in today's world. It affecting about 1.3 millions people a year and continues to grow. People been trying to raise minimum wage forever. Minimum wage is affecting the lower and middle class the most. Some people don't notice what's really happening because they're blinded to how much they really should be making. Inflation also has to do with minimum wage. We think we get paid more, but in reality we don’t. Raising minimum wage also means prices for good go up as well. Basically we still at the same place we started. That's how they get us, by making us think we are making more and were not.…
Wouldn’t you like to have some more money for your time? The “effective” minimum wage is lower than it was when Reagan was president. While some believe that raising the minimum wage will not help those below the poverty line who do not currently have jobs, raising the minimum wage is a good idea because if you account for inflation, then the purchasing power of the minimum wage is 20% lower than when Ronald Reagan was president, and the men and women today do not want a handout but just a fair day’s pay.…
Currently, Portland has a minimum wage at $9.25 per hour, the second highest in our country, but we still need to make it greater. Right this minute, if you’re a minimum wage worker, you make $15,636.25 take home each year, and then imagine that you were a mother or father of 2 kids. This wage makes barely enough for just one person to survive in today’s world, let alone a whole family. Imagine that you’re that mother or father, and you have your two kids, you’re working three jobs, but supporting your family is still impossibly hard. Sadly, many children everyday are born into poverty, and so our future generations keep spinning through this never ending circle.…
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the increase of minimum wage across the nation. Currently, the wage is set at a low amount of $7.25 an hour. In today’s society it is almost impossible to live on only an income of $7.25 an hour especially for those who are raising a family. In President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address, the president proposed to raise the minimum wage to 9 dollars by the year 2015 (Luhby). A higher minimum wage would help people living in poverty by providing better means of financial stability, and it would also improve the chances of those people trying to escape poverty stricken living conditions. Another bonus to increasing the minimum wage is that it could potentially…