Benefits Of Increasing Minimum Wage

I personally agree with this campaign and I think the minimum wage should increase. From a personal experience, I went through an agency and worked at a warehouse for two month. I worked an 8 hour shift, making $12.50 an hour, which was regarding for the work that I was doing and the work conditions I was working in. My work consisted of placing heavy merchandize into boxes and lifting up heavy boxes. The working conditions were terrible, I worked in the hot weather with fans that hardly worked and no air conditioning. A lot of individuals work in worse conditions, for a lower wage. Due to the upcoming recession period, the standard of living has increased, to the point where making $12per hour is no longer enough. Alongside that, I honestly believe the whole concept of increasing minimum wage hurts business is very false.
Increasing the minimum wage will help every single member in the economic income cycle, from businesses, to the government, to the suppliers and the customers. Having the minimum wage increase will hopefully lead to more job opportunities. If the wage is increasing, then people are spending more money on businesses, which will lead to businesses earning more profit. This will lead to businesses needing more workers, which is very beneficial for the society considering there is a great percent of people with no jobs or jobs that are unstable. Even though I do agree with this campaign, there are many cons that come with a higher wage. The price for products will increase, it may not occur over night but over a long period of