This section will reveal some negative characteristics concerning this substantial wage increase. Coy (2015) talks about regional economic differences within each state and areas within the same state as a reason not to support a $15 per hour increase. In areas such as California, New York, and Washington D.C. have higher salaries, housing costs, and food cost compared to Texas. Housing is the first-hand knowledge because during a move from Colorado to Texas there were many individuals moving from California to Universal City or just buying houses to rent. One example that Coy (2015) provided was concerning Puerto Rico seeing a 155 percent increase with a $15 per hour wage. If one of the U. S. territories is hurting to pay $7.25 imagine the impact the $15 increase have on them. Another example is in California, which shows Silicon Valley is making $28 per hour and Visalia-Porterville has less than a $14 per hour wage. There is a drastic difference between two counties in California and they are San Benito and Santa Clara and approximately 100 miles apart depending on the route. This bestows an essential reason for employers to increase the minimum wage, but should it be across the board or up to each
This section will reveal some negative characteristics concerning this substantial wage increase. Coy (2015) talks about regional economic differences within each state and areas within the same state as a reason not to support a $15 per hour increase. In areas such as California, New York, and Washington D.C. have higher salaries, housing costs, and food cost compared to Texas. Housing is the first-hand knowledge because during a move from Colorado to Texas there were many individuals moving from California to Universal City or just buying houses to rent. One example that Coy (2015) provided was concerning Puerto Rico seeing a 155 percent increase with a $15 per hour wage. If one of the U. S. territories is hurting to pay $7.25 imagine the impact the $15 increase have on them. Another example is in California, which shows Silicon Valley is making $28 per hour and Visalia-Porterville has less than a $14 per hour wage. There is a drastic difference between two counties in California and they are San Benito and Santa Clara and approximately 100 miles apart depending on the route. This bestows an essential reason for employers to increase the minimum wage, but should it be across the board or up to each