Raise the Minimum Wage There has been a lot of discussion regarding the increase of minimum wage across the nation. Currently‚ the wage is set at a low amount of $7.25 an hour. In today’s society it is almost impossible to live on only an income of $7.25 an hour especially for those who are raising a family. In President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union Address‚ the president proposed to raise the minimum wage to 9 dollars by the year 2015 (Luhby). A higher minimum wage would help people living
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RHE 306 August 7‚ 2014 Raising the Minimum Wage Means Raising Prosperity During his state of the union address‚ President Obama made a call for a fair minimum wage of $10.10 an hour that would improve the lives of millions of Americans. One of those lives is Trion from Atlanta; Trion is a single mother that has a 5-year-old daughter with asthma. Trion’s minimum wage job is often spent on rent and other necessities‚ leaving little money to save for her daughter’s medicines. She shares her concern
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controversial issues that have been brought up are about the federal minimum wage‚ and its influence on society. On one hand‚ some claim that the federal minimum wage is to low‚ and in fact‚ needs to be raised so families can earn a living wage‚ but also help the poor‚ promote job growth‚ support workers‚ and decrease prices on many goods. One advocate of this view is Aaron Pacitti of The Huffington Post who asserts that “Raising the minimum wage is good economic‚ good policy and good for workers” (Pacitti)
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Minimum Wage Good or Bad Rachel L. Hathaway Professor Myung Han Economic Problems and Issues – ECO 40500816 March 15‚ 2009 Whether minimum wage is good or bad‚ has been an ongoing debate since before 1938 when the government set the first federal minimum wage at $0.25/hr thanks to the Fair Labor Standards Act. The federal minimum wage is currently at $6.55/hr with yet another increase to come July 24‚ 2009 to begin the federal minimum wage up to $7.25/hr. Minimum wage was ideally set
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are suffering due to the fact that the minimum wage isn’t going up. Prices are increasing over time and it’s making people struggle to be able to pay the bills. A minimum wage is the amount of money that people earn from working. We are talking about minimum wage because some people think it would be a good idea if it went up. Some people say it shouldn’t because things would get worse. Things that have been going on about this topic is that if the minimum wage goes up it will support families who
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business leaders‚ and labor activists regarding whether the tipped wage should be higher and whether tipped employees should receive a different wage than non-tipped workers. Proponents of a different wage for tipped and non-tipped workers point out that the law guarantees tipped employees the same minimum wage that other workers receive. They argue that because restaurants have very small margins‚ an increase in the minimum wage could lead to higher prices for consumers and fewer jobs available
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Minimum wage causes unemployment United States has established minimum wage since 1938 because they believe that minimum wage is the first step that helps to provide a better and decent life to the people. (Edwards at al‚ 2007) From 1997‚ the United States federal minimum wage was USD5.15 per hour and up till today‚ it has increases it to USD7.25 per hour. (Edwards at al‚ 2007) Though increased of wages will bring a decent life to the people‚ it will also damage the economy of the United States
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Issue Minimum Wage Rate and Unemployment Levels - a Direct Relationship In any labor market‚ free or regulated‚ there is friction and rigidity that result in labor issues. With 11 million people unemployed‚ and millions more discouraged or underemployed‚ there is justification to believe that these high population levels represent a glitch in the American labor market (1). These basic statistics‚ coupled with the elementary economic theory of supply and demand‚ demonstrate that minimum wage regulation
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Why have a minimum wage? The minimum wage is again the focus of debate. As unemployment rises and young workers in particular end up on an unemployment benefit‚ some commentators have argued that the minimum wage is to blame. If only the minimum wage were lower‚ so the argument goes
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When it comes to the age old adage‚ “If it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it‚” I am against it. While the saying is simple enough meaning‚ “when one recognizes that something is in a satisfactory state‚ and there is no reason to try to change it‚” according to the Cambridge English Dictionary (n.d.). While this adage is simple enough‚ sometimes things do need changed or will in the future. By implying that it is simply okay to leave something the way it is at this moment‚ because it is found to be satisfactory
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