Research Paper On Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage Is Not Enough! Raising minimum wage in Pennsylvania would help those who cannot afford to pay their bills or buy food for their family. Yes, we know businesses do not want to raise the minimum wage because it is less money for them, but what about the people does the company not care about their workers. All people are saying is to raise the minimum wage to $8.00 an hour. It’s not much, but it would give people a little bit of extra money to pay for bills or buying groceries for their family. The first article is “Minimum and Living Wages,” by Willis J. Nordlund. Minimum wage was first created in Australia and New Zealand in the late-1890’s (Nordlund 2). In 1983 minimum wage was twenty-five cents; then in 1997 it was $5.15 (Nordlund 2). Minimum wage programs could not decide what was essential for a “living wage” (Nordlund 2). Jude Cleeton said, “Found that objects of this law were identical with those to be accomplished by laws fixing minimum hours of employment of women and children” (Nordlund 3). People thought the government should set a
In the city, minimum wage was eleven dollars per hour (Columbian 1). A team of economists at the University of Washington said, “Increased wages were offset by modest reductions in employment and hours, thereby limiting the extent to which higher wages directly translated to higher average earnings” (Columbian 1). Low-wage workers have few jobs and less hours because minimum wage has not increased (Columbian 1). Increasing minimum wage will not hurt the workers or companies; they want to find a nice minimum wage that helps the economy (Columbian 1). Minimum wage will be higher in the rural areas (Columbian 1). This article was exceedingly important because it shows what companies think and what it is like in the city. The question is not fully answered; we still don’t know what the higher class thinks about raising minimum