Living Wage Case Study

Rose was finally home after a long day of work and opens her front door to see her husband, Henry, stressed out while looking at their bills on the dinner table. “What’s wrong honey?” Rose said. Henry replied “I don’t think-”, but was interrupted by their six year old daughter, Angelica, when she said “You don't think what, Daddy?” Henry nor Rose felt like they should let their daughter be aware of their financial status, so Henry made up a little lie and said “I was just telling your mother that I don't think we should go to Legoland, but instead go to Disneyland this summer.” Angelica screamed at the top of her lungs in excitement “Thanks Daddy, you're the best, I love you so much!” “ Alright, time for bed now sweetie, I will be there in …show more content…
What should be done is similar to how the state of California manages the minimum wage. The executive branch of the state should pass a law mandating individuals who own a business or businesses in California to pay their employees, that work full time and live in California, a living wage. The living wage will be determined on how many dependents they employee has and the region they live in. The living wage calculator, created by Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be used to determine their living wage. Everyone will has access to it for free to ensure that their employer is paying them the correct wage and for employers to be aware of how much to pay their employees as well. To help make this happen, the state will lower taxes for businesses so they could provide their employees with fair wages. Instead of businesses paying a lot in taxes they could take some of that money and give it to their employees, which will spend it on items with sales tax that go to the state anyways. The executive branch of California should pass a law to make employees receive a living wage because it will have a great impact on the economy without compromising