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    Wage problem is an important topic that is related to sociology and economics and it is also an important part that ordinary people are close interested. As the currencies performance of the value of labor‚ wage is the main source of the workers’ life‚ maintaining the survival and development of every worker and their family members. However‚ it is also the material basis for social stability. The minimum wage in the form of a national law to impose an important guarantee for low-income groups of

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    The Minimum Wage Debate Business Ethics: The Minimum Wage Debate 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

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    0103-07 5 Nov. 2012 College Students Drop Out of School College students have the ability to finish school‚ but their issues in their personal life take a very big toll on their school work. Students can work hard and can still feel like they have not done their best in school. The main reasons college students drop out of school is stress‚ failing classes‚ and financial aid problems. For the first reason‚ college students drop out they tend to get stressed out. Stress can lead up to a bunch of work

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    Everyday kids drop out of school at young ages. One of the common ages are 16 years old. Student bullies are just one of the first reasons but it’s a very strong reason for kids dropping out and it’s becoming more and more sever. Another reason why students drop out of school is because of plain dislike of the school itself‚ everyone has that one thing they don’t like about their school. Also‚ the fact of academics being too hard‚ There is so much that teenagers already need to focus on adding on

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    In the situation of working post-high school at a minimum wage job‚ I would be making $10 an hour‚ with an additional $2 an hour due to my ability to fluently speak Vietnamese. Working thirty-two hours a week with a bi-weekly paycheck‚ I would be making $768 bi-weekly‚ summing up to $1536 as my monthly gross pay. However‚ my net pay would only be $1393.15 due to $142.85 going to taxes. Based on my net pay‚ I decided that I will stay at home. Moving out would not be the best option for me because

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    if there is a higher minimum wage they would have a better life. However‚ a higher minimum wage will not be great for people in the long run; it will most likely hurt them. The idea of raising minimum wage to $15 a year compared to current price floor of 7.25 is very controversial. Raising the minimum wage may result in unemployment because there would be less hiring of new employees‚ increase in current products‚ and create a higher standard of living. There are a lot of minimum wage workers in the

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    used to living in NYC. They also were earning a different income in NYC‚ which was a few times higher than the one they’re supposed to live on for 30 days in the show. Difficult budgeting decisions played a major role in survival for Alex and Morgan. They bought one bus pass and tried to use public transportation whenever possible. The Couple experienced immediate struggles that many minimum wage households face trying to live paycheck to paycheck. Since most places required proof of employment

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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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    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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    of people 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

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