Should Minimum Wage Be Abolished
The Starvation Wage
“I don't think that it is a terribly radical idea to say that in America, if somebody works 40 hours a week that person should not be living in poverty,” Bernie Sanders passionately exclaims in one of his campaign rallies. Unfortunately, the reality is many Americans do work full time and do not have a home to return to after working tirelessly to support themselves. It is an important duty of the American people to help bring these workers to justice and to give them the fair payment they deserve. Legislatures of America frequently debate on whether the minimum wage should be raised from the current $7.25 per hour or stay the same. Although some people argue raising the minimum wage will cause layoffs in low skilled workers, in actuality evidence suggests workers will most likely keep their jobs with very few exceptions. The federal minimum wage must be raised in …show more content…
Opponents of this minimum wage raise believe it will lead to layoffs for employees in low-skilled jobs; however, the research indicates businesses will be stable enough to handle paying reasonably more to their minimum wage employees. Additionally, raising the federal minimum wage will allow millions of workers to be financially independent which will save the taxpayers millions of dollars otherwise going toward welfare for the minimum wage workers. Another benefit of raising the minimum wage is better quality lives for hard working Americans making the minimum wage; people working full time should not be in poverty and raising the minimum wage can ensure full time workers are compensated fairly. Undeniably, there is a problem in the American economy if a full time employee relies on welfare and does not have a home to go to after working hours on
“I don't think that it is a terribly radical idea to say that in America, if somebody works 40 hours a week that person should not be living in poverty,” Bernie Sanders passionately exclaims in one of his campaign rallies. Unfortunately, the reality is many Americans do work full time and do not have a home to return to after working tirelessly to support themselves. It is an important duty of the American people to help bring these workers to justice and to give them the fair payment they deserve. Legislatures of America frequently debate on whether the minimum wage should be raised from the current $7.25 per hour or stay the same. Although some people argue raising the minimum wage will cause layoffs in low skilled workers, in actuality evidence suggests workers will most likely keep their jobs with very few exceptions. The federal minimum wage must be raised in …show more content…
Opponents of this minimum wage raise believe it will lead to layoffs for employees in low-skilled jobs; however, the research indicates businesses will be stable enough to handle paying reasonably more to their minimum wage employees. Additionally, raising the federal minimum wage will allow millions of workers to be financially independent which will save the taxpayers millions of dollars otherwise going toward welfare for the minimum wage workers. Another benefit of raising the minimum wage is better quality lives for hard working Americans making the minimum wage; people working full time should not be in poverty and raising the minimum wage can ensure full time workers are compensated fairly. Undeniably, there is a problem in the American economy if a full time employee relies on welfare and does not have a home to go to after working hours on