Should Minimum Wage Be Raised

One of the most frequent questions being asked is whether minimum wage should be raised to $15.00 per hour or not. I do feel minimum wage should be raised, but raising the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour is more than our economy can afford. Raising minimum wage to $15.00 dollars per hour would only make the cost of living increase. The prices of clothes, gas, food, etc. would sky rocket. The unemployment rate would increase, because employers would hire fewer workers, and instead more jobs would become replaced with robots. Cashiers, bank tellers and telemarketers are some examples of jobs that are replaceable with technology.
If minimum wage was $15.00 dollars per hour, then what about the person that was already making $15.00 dollars per hour and is now paid at minimum wage? More than likely they’ll demand higher pay. As a result the cost of living would increase for all goods and services. This would greatly impact veterans, senior citizens, and the disabled on a fixed income. Most of them struggle to make ends meet as it is.
While there are circumstances where people are forced to take jobs at minimum wage, and probably more now than ever. Minimum wage jobs are basically starter jobs for inexperienced workers such as kids in high school, or those looking to add a little extra money through a second job. Minimum wage job are intended to help people move up from there into an intermediate job, and eventually with experience and skills into a very well-paying job. It would be nice if a week of work actually meant everyone who does so, gets a house, a car, and a cell phone, but the reality is those jobs are not intended for these