Intro. It has been years since the minimum wage has been updated in MN‚ It has stayed stuck at $7.25 an hour‚ but to put things into perspective‚ it would currently be up to $10.40 if it had kept up with inflation since 1968. Raising the minimum wage is crucial for it boosts the economy‚ it lifts people out of poverty‚ and it will help close the gender wage gap. I know a lot of people in this room are‚ or at one point have worked for minimum wage‚ and it is not a very easy thing to manage with
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percent‚ there is no denying the difference in the wage gap between genders. In addition‚ the wage gap didn’t affect gender only it affected race and ethnicity. In that same year 1970‚ black men got paid 69.0 percent of their earnings while black women got paid 48.2 percent‚ it was always men that got paid more and women left behind with barely enough money to feed a household. These percentages didn’t change in any way
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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
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7 PAGES 3‚380 WORDS Marx argued that capitalism‚ like previous socioeconomic systems‚ would inevitably produce internal tensions which would lead to its destruction.[3] Just as capitalism replaced feudalism‚ he believed socialism would‚ in its turn‚ replace capitalism‚ and lead to a stateless‚ classless society called pure communism. This would emerge after a transitional period called the "dictatorship of the proletariat": a period sometimes referred to as the "workers state" or "workers’
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As well known to all Americans Wal-Mart pays low wages. They often hire people for 30 hours a week rather than 40 hours a week and provide minimal health care benefits. For the past few years‚ issues concerning the company have become important as well and have begun dominating the news. In particular‚ Wal-Mart treatment of its employees has raised many issues in public and business discussions. Wal-Mart refers to its employees as associates a term intended to bestow a more lofty status than the
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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
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few times. Well‚ in a way‚ they are right; but this statement does not only include that average student‚ it also includes many adults and families who are trying to live on minimum wage jobs. In today’s society‚ this is almost impossible. An increase in the federal minimum wage is in the interest of the nation as a whole‚ although it will impose some costs. This nation has finally realized that the time to raise the minimum wage is long past due. Federal minimum wage has not been raised in
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The Gender Wage Gap Christine Quinn Final Speech Presentation “ “It was we‚ the people; not we‚ the white male citizens; nor yet we‚ the male citizens; but we‚ the whole people‚ who formed the Union…. Men‚ their rights and nothing more; women‚ their rights and nothing less.” Susan B. Anthony ” Defining the Gender Wage Gap The gender wage gap refers to the ratio of female to male wages and is used to measure the income disparity between men and women. “Today‚ the average full-time working
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injustices in the world today. Animals are being abused. Women are being excluded from education. Minimum wage isn’t enough to support big families. All my classmates came up with unique organizations that help these causes and many more. My group focused on how minimum wage is not efficient enough for families to live off of. The economy should appreciate its workers and give them a just wage in America. The Open Arms Pet Rescue Organization impacted me personally. Its mission is to save dogs that
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medicine‚ law and business‚ will exceed the number of men graduates in the near future. In numerous occupational areas with a majority of women graduates‚ salaries already surpass salaries in occupational areas with a majority of men graduates. Gender wage gaps in 2004 are not primarily caused by discrimination against women. Gender wage gaps are largely the result of work history‚ experience‚ industry and the choices women make. Examples would be three of my four very successfully employed
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