2 children. John works for minimum wage as a pizza delivery. Samantha works at Mcdonalds‚ she is the cashier. All the money that they makes goes for the 2 children that they have and the house bills and the clothes that they buy. They would like to go out and have some fun but they are unable to. Minimum wage is not making a good amount of money.President Obama is trying to raise minimum wage from 7.25 to 10.10. Lots of people want to increase the amount of minimum wage because they are not happy
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The problem addressed in this dissertation‚ is that the current federal minimum wage laws in the United States (US) is inconsistent across the country. (Addison et al‚ 2013) While policy makers are undecided whether to sign a new federal minimum wage bill into law‚ the minimum wage earners are held in a quandary. Due to several states and various industries being exempt from the minimum wage laws‚ wages will remain imbalanced. (Clain‚ 2012) Some of these industries include‚ switchboard operators
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Throughout the years minimum wage has been raised. The more it is raised‚ means all of the essential things of life will increase in price. Furthermore people will be fired and the unskilled people will be especially hurt. The minimum wage should not be raised based on the observation of what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future. The raising of minimum wage would cause businesses to lay off many of their workers. This increases the unemployment rate in our country. Furthermore
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The second fallacy that was enlightening was how minimum wage works. In this crazy year before the next presidential election‚ minimum wage has become a hot button issue. The problem with politics is that no one ever explains the economics of minimum wage. They just throw out policy ideas without actually informing the voting public on how they came to a conclusion. After learning about supply and demand of work force‚ it finally cleared up all the misinformation that I have heard. The greatest thing
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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
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between the minimum wage and the actual cost of living‚ many parents must seek public assistance or hold multiple jobs just to cover the cost of their necessities‚ such as rent‚ food‚ utilities‚ clothing‚ transportation‚ and medical care (Nadeau). Since tax revenue pays for public assistance‚ it is us‚ the taxpayers who are subsidizing these wage earners’ pay. However‚ companies utilize several strategies or policies to cope with the increase in business costs stemming from an increase in minimum wages
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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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20 ways to motivate your employees without raising their pay By: Dave Worman‚ Dr. Motivation It is a costly mistake to get lost in the false theory that more money equals happy employees. Believing this is costing you valuable time‚ revenue‚ employees...and even threatening your own job. Cash will always be a major factor in motivating people and a solid compensation plan is critical to attracting and keeping key personnel. But the key is that additional cash is not always the only answer and
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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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follow 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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