Case Study: Minimum Wage Worker

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Lower pay worker need to be satisfied because they can't work so what then is someone to pay for their insurance so they are covered.
Bank examiner would be “dangerous” environment/ job to take big risk in because a mistake can anger the customer which will make you lose your job because of a mistake that you took/ decided to make.
I would identify Abraham lincoln as a self-actualization person because he recognized that he has do something good in his lifetime, and many people think that he was a talented in his lifetime.
Economic stimulus raising the minimum wage means minimum wage workers have more money to expend which means more money ripples throughout the economy as minimum wage employees are able to spend more.
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