How much are you worth?
Its 1910, you just finished another long day of working in the factory. Your neck aches from looking down for too long, while you feel your fingers practically developing arthritis. This job is mundane, but there aren’t many out there and any sign of weakness means you’re on the streets. This job has you for everything its worth and it’s not letting go. They’re paying you 10 cents an hour (approximately 2.50 an hour in 2014), not enough to get by. Money is money, but sometimes you wish you could make more. Then along comes FDR to set a minimum standard for income with the Fair Labor Standards Act. You become excited at the news, but then you get fired because your company can’t afford to pay all their employees …show more content…
While this is true, that’s not what and who these jobs are intended for. An entry level job is exactly that, the first step into the working world. However employees must take it upon themselves to move up the ladder of the job chain if they want to support more than just themselves. A part time job is not supposed to be a main source of income for a family, a majority is “second or third job holders” (Stoll). Changing that would change the entire structure of employment. It’s the bottom line of employment and government should realize raising the bottom line will only raise everything else. Increasing the minimum wage will make it harder for those entering the job market to get hired. Employers will be less likely to take a risk considering the risk will far outweigh the reward. This is unfortunate because minimum wage jobs are supposed to be a person’s first job in order to get their feet wet into the working world. Raising the minimum wage sounds good at first. But if you give everyone money then no one has it. Its simple economics. There would be layoffs and an increase in common goods. It’s the bottom line for a reason and raising it would only be detrimental to the economy. Maybe raising the minimum wage isn’t the right answer for poverty? More money should be put into education to give those working entry level jobs a degree and a chance at a better future. Not rewarding those who choose to do nothing about
Its 1910, you just finished another long day of working in the factory. Your neck aches from looking down for too long, while you feel your fingers practically developing arthritis. This job is mundane, but there aren’t many out there and any sign of weakness means you’re on the streets. This job has you for everything its worth and it’s not letting go. They’re paying you 10 cents an hour (approximately 2.50 an hour in 2014), not enough to get by. Money is money, but sometimes you wish you could make more. Then along comes FDR to set a minimum standard for income with the Fair Labor Standards Act. You become excited at the news, but then you get fired because your company can’t afford to pay all their employees …show more content…
While this is true, that’s not what and who these jobs are intended for. An entry level job is exactly that, the first step into the working world. However employees must take it upon themselves to move up the ladder of the job chain if they want to support more than just themselves. A part time job is not supposed to be a main source of income for a family, a majority is “second or third job holders” (Stoll). Changing that would change the entire structure of employment. It’s the bottom line of employment and government should realize raising the bottom line will only raise everything else. Increasing the minimum wage will make it harder for those entering the job market to get hired. Employers will be less likely to take a risk considering the risk will far outweigh the reward. This is unfortunate because minimum wage jobs are supposed to be a person’s first job in order to get their feet wet into the working world. Raising the minimum wage sounds good at first. But if you give everyone money then no one has it. Its simple economics. There would be layoffs and an increase in common goods. It’s the bottom line for a reason and raising it would only be detrimental to the economy. Maybe raising the minimum wage isn’t the right answer for poverty? More money should be put into education to give those working entry level jobs a degree and a chance at a better future. Not rewarding those who choose to do nothing about