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Argument paper # 1 Toussaint 1 Stephan Toussaint Professor Swint ENC1102 Sec 90 13 October 2014 Minimum Wage; Should it be raised? In the economy were in today‚ people‚ businesses and politicians are trying to figure out a solution to fix the problem that we found ourselves in. One of those solutions was simply to raise the minimum wage‚ some have agreed‚ others haven ’t. The federal minimum wage shouldn ’t be raised any higher then what it already is for several valid reasons. Occupations that
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Raymond Navaro Professor Kasmir October 9th‚ 2013 Paper on Contemporary Labor Issue Minimum Wage Rate and Unemployment Levels - a Direct Relationship In any labor market‚ free or regulated‚ there is friction and rigidity that result in labor issues. With 11 million people unemployed‚ and millions more discouraged or underemployed‚ there is justification to believe that these high population levels represent a glitch in the American labor market (1). These basic statistics‚ coupled with
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Are you willing to pay more when minimum wage goes up? Do you think that workers as a whole are paid enough? Minimum wage has been a big topic for a long time‚ and everyone can be affected differently. Some people want the wages to be higher‚ and some people want the wages to be lower. Something that many people do not realize is that a higher minimum wage can also cause inflation at places like a grocery store or fast food. While raising the minimum wage can help people‚ it can also stress people
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Minimum wages will improve society I am responding to the editorial “...”. Minimum wage is current topic‚ and important‚ but I believe it does need to be raised. Not everyone can support themselves on minimum wage. I am in complete agreement that it is impossible to raise a family well on minimum wage. The only number of people that it is possible to support on minimum wage is one‚ the person working. If you work on a minimum wage‚ you can’t have a family. And this is only looking at poverty lines
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differences in opinion about the benefits and drawbacks of having a minimum wage. Supporters of the law say that it increases the standard of living of workers and reduces poverty. Others say that if it is high enough to be effective‚ it increases unemployment‚ mostly among workers with very low productivity due to inexperience. Since the law was established it has had only a positive impact on our economy. Minimum wage protects employees from being taken advantage of‚ encourages employees to work
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Minimum Wage Is Not Enough! Raising minimum wage in Pennsylvania would help those who cannot afford to pay their bills or buy food for their family. Yes‚ we know businesses do not want to raise the minimum wage because it is less money for them‚ but what about the people does the company not care about their workers. All people are saying is to raise the minimum wage to $8.00 an hour. It’s not much‚ but it would give people a little bit of extra money to pay for bills or buying groceries for their
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Should Minimum wage go up or stay the same Minimum wage is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law. The issue that is debated regularly across the world is on whether or not minimum wage should increase. For years civilians have raised protests to increase minimum wage. For instance in “Florida gets it right: raising the minimum wage‚” Kelly Candaele states that “in 2003‚ ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)‚ a national community-organizing
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that the best choice is to keep minimum wage where it’s at. While raising the minimum wage may seem like it would be beneficial to society at first‚ it’s actually quite the opposite. Businesses have a limited amount of money to pay their employees‚ and raising the minimum wage will cause businesses to do one of two things: One fire some employees or two give their employees less hours to work. In both cases‚ workers are getting paid less with a higher wage than if the minimum stayed the same. I experienced
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Introduction Since 2009‚ the federal minimum wage in the United States has stayed constant at $7.25 per hour‚ despite rising living costs and inflation. This salary is insufficient to support individuals or families‚ trapping many workers in poverty and increasing their dependency on government assistance programs. Raising the minimum wage to a livable level is critical for ensuring that all workers can meet their basic needs‚ minimizing reliance on government assistance‚ and spurring economic growth
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