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    My Minimum Wage Job

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    through with on the prompt‚ there are going to be serious negative repercussions. I will focus primarily on cutting my losses‚ and doing what is best for myself and my child. Because the only job available to me is a minimum wage job‚ and there is no mention of a living wage law being present in this scenario‚ I would go on welfare. I am a single parent and it is my duty to be around in raising that child. The child deserves a dad who is present in every aspect of his/her development: not a father

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    issues that have been brought up are about the federal minimum wage‚ and its influence on society. On one hand‚ some claim that the federal minimum wage is to low‚ and in fact‚ needs to be raised so families can earn a living wage‚ but also help the poor‚ promote job growth‚ support workers‚ and decrease prices on many goods. One advocate of this view is Aaron Pacitti of The Huffington Post who asserts that “Raising the minimum wage is good economic‚ good policy and good for workers” (Pacitti).

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    advocating the increasing on minimum wage‚are fully supported. Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have the right idea when it comes to minimum wage. They want to impose laws so that states and federal government are required to increase the minimum wage whenever the cost of living rises (Johnston 1). There has to be an uprise by women‚ young workers and other low income individuals by having a peaceful protest to the government that the current minimum wage is not acceptable. Creating a

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    Payment of Wages Act'1936

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    PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT‚ 1936 [4 OF 19361] With State Amendments An Act to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of 2[employed persons] Whereas it is expedient to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of 2[employed persons]. It is hereby enacted as follows :— Short title‚ extent‚ commencement and application. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Wages Act‚ 1936. 3[(2) It extends to the whole of India 4[***].] (3) It shall come into force on such date5 as the Central

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    argument rather or not the minim wage should be raised rather or not if it will effect furtue jobs and if employers can afford to pay when you look at the economic status of people tha work in the fast food industry and hoe it will affect them Is the minimum wage a good thing? It depends on who you ask. For example‚ famed economist Milton Friedman was opposed to a minimum wage stating that‚ “…people whose skills are not sufficient to justify that kind of a wage will be unemployed.” He further conveyed

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    Their jobs don’t pay them enough money to pay for fees‚ food‚ rent‚ etc. It’s the same for adults too. To prevent this‚ the minimum wage should be raised. This could lead to increasing economic activity and jobs. Other benefits are higher school attendance and lower high school drop offs. However‚ it could increase layoffs and unemployment. Even though raising living wage can start some problems with more experienced workers‚ people gain more money to afford their needs. Some pros are larger finance

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    Minimum Wage Case Study

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    1. Analyze what happens when a higher minimum wage is enacted (raising a price floor on the price of labor). Will the number of workers hired change? Why? What might be an unintended consequence of a higher minimum wage law designed to help low income workers? If the minimum wage was to be higher than currently I will feel that this would have a negative effect on the economy. Let’s start off with the most obvious reason if a company has to pay their employees more to build the product then they

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    Minimum-Wage “There are people in the world so hungry‚ that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” Mahatma Gandhi. Recently there are some people living in a house and they have many things like TV‚ computers ...‚ but they live on poverty line due to the high cost of living. In the last seven years‚ the cost of living has increased but the salary is still stable. Especially in the United States the minimum-wage hasn’t been increased for seven years‚ and that’s why there are many

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    poor work full-time‚ sometimes over fifty hours a week‚ yet still do not earn enough to escape the depths of poverty. Minimum wage is what these individuals earn‚ as deemed appropriate from the low skill level of the jobs they work. Often the level of incomes received are not made to be living wages and are found to be product of unreasonable systems. Making a living wage in America is unlike the textbook definitions since there are various standards of living within each state that dictate the level

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    Gender Wage Gap In 2031

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    Another research about women wage gap is conducted by Kidd and Shannon (2002) in Australia. This research tries to project the future gender wage gap in 2031 by using income distribution survey in 1996 and Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) demographic projections (Kidd & Shannon‚ 2002). The result shows that even though there are a significant number of women in the workforce‚ the gender wage gap will not change considerably in 2031 (Kidd & Shannon‚ 2002). Moreover‚ despite women achievement

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