http://www.npr.org/2014/01/10/261421652/minimum-wage-campaign-picks-up-steam?sc=17&f=1003
Many states have taken action to raise the rate of minimum wage. Democrats in congress are pushing to raise minimum wage to $10.10, but it is showing that the desire to raise the wage is an issue supported by not just Democrats but Republicans too. People for the increase in minimum wage, claim that the raise in money will decrease the issues in cost of living. A woman in Boston accounted for her inability to even make ends meet with her part time, minimum wage job and her employer refuses to allow her full time hours, and the ability to find a full time job has proved to be an impossible feat. This is just one account of many across the United States of people who are supportive of the raise in minimum wage, and because these stories are increasing it is anticipated that the bill to raise minimum wage will appear in legislation in the very near future.
As a person making minimum wage, I would love to see an increase! Everybody likes a raise, right? I feel, however, that the raise in minimum wage will not fix the problems of high costs of living. As wages go up, so will the cost of food and homes and clothes and so it won't be making a real difference anyway. I feel like the issue lies in the hours that people are receiving coupled with the wages that people are making. Just as that lady in Boston said, her employer wouldn't allow for her to move to full time hours therefore cutting out money she could be making, but then her ability to obtain a full time job to supplement the money she is lacking is impossible because their is nothing available. I think that legislatures should be looking at the jobs they are creating more than increasing minimum wage, and then as more jobs are created maybe allow the minimum wage to go up a little but not by much. This is a tricky issue, though, and the solution, I believe, is more complicated than just raising the minimum wage to give out more money.
Many states have taken action to raise the rate of minimum wage. Democrats in congress are pushing to raise minimum wage to $10.10, but it is showing that the desire to raise the wage is an issue supported by not just Democrats but Republicans too. People for the increase in minimum wage, claim that the raise in money will decrease the issues in cost of living. A woman in Boston accounted for her inability to even make ends meet with her part time, minimum wage job and her employer refuses to allow her full time hours, and the ability to find a full time job has proved to be an impossible feat. This is just one account of many across the United States of people who are supportive of the raise in minimum wage, and because these stories are increasing it is anticipated that the bill to raise minimum wage will appear in legislation in the very near future.
As a person making minimum wage, I would love to see an increase! Everybody likes a raise, right? I feel, however, that the raise in minimum wage will not fix the problems of high costs of living. As wages go up, so will the cost of food and homes and clothes and so it won't be making a real difference anyway. I feel like the issue lies in the hours that people are receiving coupled with the wages that people are making. Just as that lady in Boston said, her employer wouldn't allow for her to move to full time hours therefore cutting out money she could be making, but then her ability to obtain a full time job to supplement the money she is lacking is impossible because their is nothing available. I think that legislatures should be looking at the jobs they are creating more than increasing minimum wage, and then as more jobs are created maybe allow the minimum wage to go up a little but not by much. This is a tricky issue, though, and the solution, I believe, is more complicated than just raising the minimum wage to give out more money.
I agree with you Sidney. Raising minimum wage may seem like the answer but the reality is that it can't really accomplish the cost of living. I think that raising minimum wage will really affect smaller companies. I also think it will simply cause for everyone to raise their prices canceling the raise of wage anyway.
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