economy? When raising minimum wage‚ that is what the government is doing. The first federal minimum wage was established during the Great Depression. It was meant to increase wages to create a better life for those struggling. People then tended to buy more which caused more job openings (“The Minimum Wage”). This helped a lot during the Great Depression because it made employers pay the people a fair wage. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25. Raising the minimum wage to $15 will over double
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Raising the Minimum Wage COMM/215 May 05‚ 2014 Linda Camp Raising the Minimum Wage The Great Recession that began in late 2007 caused many downfalls such as real estate collapse‚ financial crisis‚ and major loss of jobs. This recession lasted until 2009 which to this day researchers say that the after math of the recession has yet to decease. The economy has not yet gone back to the way it was before the recession started. Did you know that during the Great Recession Australia was not fazed
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Minimum Wage is Causing a big Rage Increasing minimum wage would force companies to lay off employees‚ raise prices on products‚ and eventually force companies to close. I think that we shouldn’t increase minimum wage. It doesn’t do any good to anybody‚ it actually makes things worse. $15 an hour is way too much. People should care because it’s your money that you could be losing and also your society and economy that could be taking a hit. In Minneapolis there recently a protest at a fast-food
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Minimum wage must be raised for us to survive in our very modern society. The minimum wage must be raised today because the cost of living has gone up drastically. Education is essential today‚ and that price tag has increased drastically in the past twenty years as well. People should not have to fight for equal pay for equal work. Companies should be forced to pay their workers what they deserve‚ and that is more than minimum wage is now. With our new technology and the technology in the future
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Morgan Spurlock’s 30 days on minimum wage was a documentary that really highlights the struggles of living on the bare minimum. I would be lying if I told you that I watched the documentary in your class‚ due to the fact that I was asleep‚ but because Economics is my priority I watched the documentary on my own. I am very fortunate to say that I make above minimum wage‚ even though I don’t have many expenses I do make more than the average student my age. What really struck me in this documentary
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into three parts. One is that economic conditions are different among China and America. Chinese students do part-time jobs mostly in order to make more money and save them to reduce financial encumbrance of parents. In contract‚ American students regard doing part-time jobs as an important part in college life. Second one is education. In China‚ from primary school to high school‚ even in university‚ most teachers always teach theory knowledge more than practical knowledge or living skills. But in
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“Life Lessons Learned thru Fast Food” The benefits of getting a job in a fast food restaurant at an early age are that it helps you to become responsible‚ reliable and grows you socially. Working there is certainly not glamorous‚ but if you show up on time‚ work hard while you’re there‚ and treat your co-workers with respect‚ you’ll feel proud when you pick up your paycheck. An honest job done well is honorable no matter what the job is. Furthermore‚ for a high school student who wants to earn
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Austin Nash Ms. Bonnette English III 5 February 2010 Fast Food‚ Fast Jobs‚ Fast Migration “Hello‚ welcome to McDonald’s! May I take your order?” These are the words no person wishes to repeat hour after hour‚ day after day‚ and month after month at a job. Despite this fact‚ thousands of people wake up each morning and have no choice but to slap on a uniform and a smiling face. These workers are known to have been abused‚ neglected and taken advantage of by their employers. And large quantities
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Fast Food‚ Fat Food Nowadays‚ fast food is a very popular trend in Thailand. Teenagers think it is very smart when they go into the fast food restaurant‚ especially‚ the restaurant which is a part of foreign franchise restaurants. Not only teenagers that like fast food but also children and adults. In the busy schedule of modern times people have no time to prepare nutritious food during the day so fast food becomes a very convenient choice. However‚ there are several health issues related to consuming
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argument of raising or keeping the minimum wage payment‚ it brings attention to the workers and big corporations. Many thoughts on the cost of living with a higher minimum would make the cost of living boost to the point where it’s not affordable to the average citizen. Raising the minimum wage could crush small businesses and turn eight employees at a chain restaurant to four employees due to the insufficient funds to pay the other four. Increasing the minimum wage will hurt the United States in more
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