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    Fixing of minimum rates of wages: [S.3] Section 5(1): Appropriate Government can set up any number of committees or sub-committees as it considers necessary to hold inquiries and advice it in respect of fixing rate of minimum. Government is empowered to fix the minimum rates of wages for different classes of employees such as skilled‚ unskilled .clerical‚ supervisory etc. (1) Any minimum rate of wages fixed or revised by the appropriate Government in respect of scheduled employments under

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    Definition: Socialism is an economic system‚ a political movement‚ and a social theory. Most socialists believe those national or local governments‚ rather than individuals‚ should own a nation’s resources and control their use. Socialism calls for public ownership of land‚ factories‚ and other basic means of production. What Is Socialism?  ➢ Socialism is an economic and political philosophy based on the idea that the benefits of economic activity (wealth) should be equally distributed throughout

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    difficulties of living off of minimum wage. It demonstrated the difficulties in resisting temptation to buy‚ the emotional effects of having little or no money‚ how sometimes no matter how long or hard you work the pay just isn’t enough‚ etc. I liked that they showed the costs of hospital bills in comparison to the amount of money being brought in from working minimum wage. Living off of minimum wage is not an easy thing to do. One of the biggest issues of living off of minimum wage is not getting enough

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    Opportunities in America‚ especially for those who have minimum wages and big families to support‚ are very limited. Jonathan Kozol presented a speech about poverty in America. In this‚ he talked about his experiences staying in a homeless center in New York‚ one of the wealthiest places in the nation‚ and how he “never found his way back home.” The people are easily unseen and greatly forgotten. Because of this‚ families in poverty do not get the same possibilities as wealthier people do. Opportunities

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    I would become a minimum-wage apprentice to a mentor. It would help me gain plenty of experience for my future job (being a veterinarian). After all‚ how can I be great at my job with little experience‚ I need guidance. I want to be amazing at what I do. So‚ learning from someone who is spectacular at what they do would be an honor and I’d be glad to learn from them. I can learn all their tricks‚ all of their strengths and weaknesses. This will help me mold my future job together. Plus‚ in the end

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    my parents immigrated to the United States. Because my parents were immigrants‚ they had no documentation and had to work vigorous hours for minimum wage. They moved into California‚ and this is where I was born. We lived in a poor neighborhood and there was only enough money for the things we needed and not for what we wanted. Rising rent prices and minimum salaries were among the contributing factors that led to my family struggling to stay economically stable. My parents had to each get multiple

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    exercising their comparative advantage. I later watched as happy hour rolled around‚ and demand suddenly skyrocketed as our prices dropped. It was deeply impressive to see the seemingly complicated subject of economics so clearly demonstrated in my minimum wage job. I was only a month into my first microeconomics course‚ but I had already made the decision to declare myself an economics major. I have always been‚ I think‚ deeply interested in what drives our world. So it was only natural that in listening

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    in price of the products you and I purchase on a weekly basis all has to do with the continuing raise of minimum wage. Donald R. Deere says “There are two ways to think about the minimum wage. The first - but misleading - is how much workers are going to get paid. The second - and correct - is how much people must be able to earn if they are going to get or keep a job. So the minimum wage‚ which is sometimes characterized as a "hand up‚ not a handout" is neither - it is a hurdle that trips up

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    Will the increase in the minimum wage have the possible effect on employment? The author of the article believes that a higher minimum wage will shrink wage gaps‚ raise the productivity and increase earnings for single women with children And I absolutely agree with the author at this point. Although there is an opinion that a higher minimum wage may lead to a greater unemployment‚ it is obvious that an increase in a salary has more pros than cons. Firstly‚ it will stimulate workers to work harder

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    It has always been disputed whether socialism or capitalism is better than the other. Which is better for individuals? Which is better for people as a whole‚ or as a country? Many countries have had different results. Some countries have had socialism and failed miserably. Yugoslavia or a more recent example‚ Venezuela have shown that socialism does not work for the most part. Countries such as China‚ or ourselves have shown that capitalism or a “free market” system works...right? Truth is‚ it

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