Arizona recently passed a minimum wage law and it could affect many of the people in Arizona. This was one of the main props other than 205, which was medical marijuana, but the medical prop didn’t pass. The minimum wage prop 206 passed on November 8th, 2016, and it will increase the yearly minimum wage by 50 cents for two years then up one dollar. By 2020 it should be 12 dollars per hour for minimum wage. What will prop “206” actually do, (Pitts 1) Minimum wage shouldn’t be increased because of possible business closures and other long and short term effects.
SUPPORTING
To begin with, prop 206 passing isn’t necessarily a great thing for Arizona. First, it may cause job loss for the people that have a job. For example, since the minimum wage is increasing, companies can’t afford to pay about $12 for each individual employee. Now, the next problem that job loss can cause is the factor of business closures. Since the businesses may have to fire many people, …show more content…
First off, some people may agree with me and some won’t. Others might say that a higher minimum wage won’t make people lazy, if anything, it will make them want to go to work! This will then make businesses more effective in their work ethics because of the additional couple of dollars. This could possibly be a life changer for people and families to get back up on their feet again. Also, managers love paying respect to their employees so they don’t mind paying a little more money for a good cause. Next, an antagonist viewpoint might say that automated robots are better to take people’s orders. It will be more efficient and more reliable to and for the people. Lastly, others will state that being paid for sick days is great! Also, they get to have more sick days and use “sick days” for other reasons, such as family problems or anything important to that person. Again, it states that they are allowed to do this all for a sick day. All in all, those are some viewpoints an opposing force may
SUPPORTING
To begin with, prop 206 passing isn’t necessarily a great thing for Arizona. First, it may cause job loss for the people that have a job. For example, since the minimum wage is increasing, companies can’t afford to pay about $12 for each individual employee. Now, the next problem that job loss can cause is the factor of business closures. Since the businesses may have to fire many people, …show more content…
First off, some people may agree with me and some won’t. Others might say that a higher minimum wage won’t make people lazy, if anything, it will make them want to go to work! This will then make businesses more effective in their work ethics because of the additional couple of dollars. This could possibly be a life changer for people and families to get back up on their feet again. Also, managers love paying respect to their employees so they don’t mind paying a little more money for a good cause. Next, an antagonist viewpoint might say that automated robots are better to take people’s orders. It will be more efficient and more reliable to and for the people. Lastly, others will state that being paid for sick days is great! Also, they get to have more sick days and use “sick days” for other reasons, such as family problems or anything important to that person. Again, it states that they are allowed to do this all for a sick day. All in all, those are some viewpoints an opposing force may