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    Support increase overall minimum wage Sarah Brecht 19/18/15 Government Raising the minimum wage overall to fifteen dollars an hour would cause a significant impact on modern society and its future‚ overall it would either boost or deplete our economy. It would bring about significant changes and different socio cultural and social class standards. But in the light of the fact that most americans in 2015 with no degree in New York state make up 29.6% of our poverty levels‚ 15.6% with high

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    Argument Assignment Minimum wage should be increased to help many have a chance of living above the poverty line. Property Value has seen its increased over the last 10 years. In Miami property value has skyrocketed‚ and many can attest to that live in Miami Dade County. According to smartasset.com the average for a one-bedroom apartment is 1‚508 and for a 2 bedroom is 1‚965 in Miami and that is not including utilities. Now let’s talk about the cost of living and how it has increased. According

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    NOTES ON MINIMUM WAGES ACT A. Claims 1. Claiming Authority The appropriate government appoints an authority by making a notification in the official gazette. He can be; a. Labour Commissioner from Central Government b. Labour Commissioner from State Government c. Judge of a civil court d. Stipendiary magistrate The authority has to hear and decide for any specified area on claims arising out of the payment of less than the minimum rates or on payment of remuneration for

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    Raising the minimum wage and getting paid more sounds like a great idea. Who wouldn’t want to have more money? While it may be cool to raise the minimum wage and get paid more money‚ it has it’s downsides. Minimum wage is the least amount of money an employer can give to their workers. We are talking about minimum wage because it is very important in our economy. People have been trying to raise the minimum wage. While some may argue that raising the minimum wage would help those who don’t have enough

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    issue that is being debated across the country is raising the minimum wage. Minimum wage is the lowest pay you can legally give to workers. The minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour. There are some people that think the minimum wage should stay the same. Others think that is too low‚ and they want to raise it. However‚ research shows that the current minimum wage is high enough to live a normal life with essential needs. If minimum wage is raised then the effect will be huge. The economy will go

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    2015 Minimum Wage The minimum wage must be raised because the cost of living has gone up considerably. Education is essential if one wishes to work‚ and the cost of education has increased drastically in the past twenty years. Companies should be required to pay workers what they deserve‚ and that is more than minimum wage is now. With our new technology and the technology in the future work is harder and more complicated. A minimum wage increase would raise the wages of many

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    Did you know that 4.4 million workers who earn the minimum wage or less have a college degree? Minimum wage is a difficult place to be in life‚ but it’s a better place to be than unemployed. And as a result‚ when you do achieve a job that is minimum wage you should do the very best you can to keep an incredibly tight budget. I was at a friend’s house a few nights ago for a small get together and she mentioned that she used to live with her dad in Texas for awhile because it was a place where she

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    “To everyone in this congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage‚ i say this: if you believe you can work full-time and support a family with less than $15‚000 a year‚  go try it. If not‚ vote to give millions of the hardest-working  people in america a raise”. This a very famous quote stated by former president of the United States Barack Obama. I most definitely agree with this statement . There should be no reason why a person should be working 40 plus hours every two weeks (full time)

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    The minimum wage should not be raised for many reasons. The minimum wage in Florida as of 2015-2016 is $8.05/hr. Minimum wage is a minimum amount of money a worker shall get per hour. Many people want the minimum wage to raise but it shouldn’t because “more than half of the minimum wage workers are under the age of 25‚ and many are students trying to pay their way through school”(Brian Brenberg The Kings College.) Raising the minimum wage can also put small companies in debt. Also if the minimum wage

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    Argument Essay Did you ever work a minimum wage job‚ and feel like you worked hours and hours but never had the money. Many people are constantly working their minimum wage job and they make very little money. While some believe the minimum wage should stay the same because it would be too much for business owners‚ others believe it should be raised because it could save taxpayers’ money and create more jobs. Many people who are working minimum wage jobs are still not making enough to support

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