The second fallacy that was enlightening was how minimum wage works. In this crazy year before the next presidential election, minimum wage has become a hot button issue. The problem with politics is that no one ever explains the economics of minimum wage. They just throw out policy ideas without actually informing the voting public on how they came to a conclusion. After learning about supply and demand of work force, it finally cleared up all the misinformation that I have heard. The greatest thing is that all the current candidates have not purposed a solution that was equal to what would actually solve the minimum wage issue. We learned that minimum wage is a government policy the artificially keeps wages higher than the market equilibrium…
This source has given me more insight to the controversial debate of minimum wage. It made me realized that by increasing minimum wage we would require the middle class to pay less for the lower class standard of living, which would be aiding society. A Con would be how it might cause an unpredictable inflation within the nation, and a repeat of the great depression might occur. Overall, this article haven’t changed my view of minimum wage; it only strengthens my already adamant opinion that minimum wage should increase in the United…
My research leads me to stand behind the idea of raising the federal minimum wage, within reason. Doing so would raise the standard of living, it could create more tax money for the government, and workers would, without a doubt, gain more motivation to work harder and more diligently on the job. In my opinion, it would not be right to significantly raise federal minimum pay.…
Firstly, the minimum wage system has some good affects. For example, guarantee the basic living and promote consumption increasing the minimum wages of low-income groups is to ensure and improve their income. The beneficiary of minimum wage desires strongly to consume. In addition to maintaining basic living, raising their minimum wage gives them certain consumer space as well. Along with the increase of the minimum wage, this segment of the population's living conditions will be greatly improved, which promote their consumption and stimulate domestic demand. Then, it will promote economic development. Also, the increase of market demand will lead to expansion; thereby increase the demand for…
Minimum wage legislation is a widely used policy tool put in place to increase wages of low-skilled workers. A minimum wage is usually the legal minimum wage(hourly, daily or monthly) that an employer can pay to employees. While many argue the numerous rationales of implementing a minimum wage, others find that the implementation of minimum wage can bring about harm. Among others, some benefits of minimum wage legislation include: protection of workers from exploitation by employers/firms, reducing inequality in the workforce, reducing poverty by increasing the standard of living of workers, and boosting employee’s performance in the workforce. On the other hand, those who argue against minimum wage legislation say it leads to unemployment and brings about unnecessary hardships(for example, the reduction of fringe benefits like inexpensive insurance, paid vacation, on-the-job training and other medical benefits) to the employees it was meant to help.…
Critics against raising the minimum wage say that increasing the minimum wage would kill jobs and increase unemployment. Opponents of increasing the minimum wage use the 2014 report by Congressional Budget Office, "The Effects of Minimum-Wage Increase on Employment and Family Income" to support their policy of value (increasing minimum wage is bad). The CBO report…
This paper will talk about the subject of minimum wage in America. Right now it is a struggle for those who work and receive the 7-10 dollar an hour pay. With that type of income a family of three (two parents working (minimum wage) and one child) will only make $30, 160 in a year. Now we all know that you cannot do much with $30,160, but that does not mean that they deserve more than that. People deserve what they put in. That is why people who work hard tend to earn more money than people who do not. Here are three reasons for why the US should not raise the minimum wage. The minimum wage is for people who do not try hard enough in school, it will also raise the prices that we pay for, and it will also just make inflation increase at a much faster rate.…
Minimum wage is the lowest amount of money earned per hour by a worker authorized by law. The federal government allows each individual state to set its own minimum wage amount. The current federal minimum wage stands at $7.25 per hour. Increasing the federal minimum wage can help many people, but it also has many drawbacks. Consumer prices will skyrocket and cause inflation, when money becomes less valuable, if the federal minimum wage increases. Also, increasing the minimum wage causes employers to hire fewer people, causing unemployment. Finally, the government should consider smarter ways to help the lower class earn more money such as implementing a direct wage subsidy or increasing the earned income tax credit. Raising minimum wage has the negative effects of causing unemployment and does not raise many people out of poverty.…
Shumlin, Peter, and Dan Malloy. "No Brainer: Three Reasons Why a $10.10 Minimum Wage Is Good for America." Www.cnn.com. N.p., 5 Mar. 2014. Web. 5 Aug.…
Minimum wage is defined as the lowest amount that employers can legally pay their workers per hour of labor. Most states have laws in place to enforce the minimum wage; those that do not are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. There are both benefits and drawbacks of this type of policy. Many supporters of a minimum wage believe it increases the standard of living and reduced poverty. Those that oppose a minimum wage believe it will increase unemployment and harms unskilled laborers.…
One of the heavily debated issues that we are currently seeing is on whether or not minimum wage should increase or not. After conducting research, I feel that minimum wage should not increase for several different reasons. Raising minimum wage will affect the majority of people besides the people earning minimum wage, like students, higher educated people, and the actual business itself. While it may seem beneficial to those who are making minimum wage, raising the minimum wage would hurt these other people. The idea of raising the minimum wage would hurt more people than it would help.…
When you talk about poverty it’s about people receiving government assistance, and low income families. Not every person deals with poverty but majority do. According to Neumark David in order for you to determine if raising the minimum wage will decrease poverty, you have to evaluate the people who are affected by poverty. He Also states that how minimum wage can either hurt some or help some being that, some may be able to get a job while others may not be as fortunate. He states that wages may raise incomes of poor families without also taking them out of poverty as well. Lower income families will benefit because they will have the necessary finances to make a decent living without any assistance. Although on the other hand high income families will also suffer because they will have to pay the high rising prices as well. This can be good and bad on both ends; Others have to deal with it as well. On the bright side of that if more people are coming off of government assistance that mean that it could lower the taxes for some of the high income families as well. So that’s why I say it’s a good and a bad thing. ( Neumark, D. Wascher, w.,…
One of the effect of imposing minimum wage to the economic is poverty rate increase. Most of the people will think that if a firm pay their low wage employees more, so the workers will earn more and will not live in poverty. That is an incorrect statement. When government raise the minimum wage, the firms will incur more expenses due to they have to pay more on the wages. Therefore, the firms will have 2 options. First, they hire less worker and use machine to replace the workers. With this option, the firms can reduce variable cost and machine can bring a benefit to the firm which is machine can work 24 hours without rest. In other word, raising the minimum wage will reduce the job opportunity. Another option will be the firms raise the price…
There are differences in opinion about the benefits and drawbacks of having a minimum wage. Supporters of the law say that it increases the standard of living of workers and reduces poverty. Others say that if it is high enough to be effective, it increases unemployment, mostly among workers with very low productivity due to inexperience. Since the law was established it has had only a positive impact on our economy. Minimum wage protects employees from being taken advantage of, encourages employees to work harder and it decreases the cost of government welfare programs.…
For the advantages, firstly, a minimum wage can force employers to offer reasonable salaries to their employees and give them guidelines on how rational salaries should be set. This can help to protect employees from being exploited. Secondly, the problem of income inequality can be addressed by increasing low-income groups’ salaries so that it can help to promote social justice and greatly improve social harmony and stability. Moreover, the policy can encourage the unemployed citizens to rejoin the work force and thus reduce the burden on the government.…