From the time that the federal minimum wage was enacted, through this very day, the federal minimum wage amount has been a topic of discussion of increase, decrease and elimination altogether. Although, it seems very hard to get any legislation passed and signed these days, states and the federal government has been passing it, so quickly, they are skipping a vote for it. Simply moving to an unprecedented, approximate, double the current minimum wage just to grease a few squeaky wheels that are so lazy, that to make a noise they simply stand or walk on a street or sidewalk, hold a sign and essentially ask for a handout, much like a homeless person.
First, a little history on the subject. In the 1930’s, just after Word War 1 (1914-1918), the stock market crash of 1929 and in the midst of The Great Depression (1929-1939), there was an outcry for most employed people to earn a living wage, for the most simplistic jobs, this went on for many years. In the midst of the laws and acts of, then President, Franklin D. Rosevelt that was enacted under New Deal legislation, was The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA; and also referred to as the …show more content…
At the bottom end of the recession, while fuel prices had skyrocketed, would have been a much better time to address this issue as appose to when the unemployment rate is down at an impressive rate. Instead, the response from the administration was reactionary, to worker strikes and friends in-between, namely, Gov. Cumo.
Some states have better guidance, for example, the state of Oregon, Oregon uses the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI), to calculate the minimum wage. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, the minimum wage is set for $9.25 per hour, exceeding the federal minimum wage to meet the more defined demand of wages of that state’s cost of
First, a little history on the subject. In the 1930’s, just after Word War 1 (1914-1918), the stock market crash of 1929 and in the midst of The Great Depression (1929-1939), there was an outcry for most employed people to earn a living wage, for the most simplistic jobs, this went on for many years. In the midst of the laws and acts of, then President, Franklin D. Rosevelt that was enacted under New Deal legislation, was The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA; and also referred to as the …show more content…
At the bottom end of the recession, while fuel prices had skyrocketed, would have been a much better time to address this issue as appose to when the unemployment rate is down at an impressive rate. Instead, the response from the administration was reactionary, to worker strikes and friends in-between, namely, Gov. Cumo.
Some states have better guidance, for example, the state of Oregon, Oregon uses the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index (CPI), to calculate the minimum wage. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, the minimum wage is set for $9.25 per hour, exceeding the federal minimum wage to meet the more defined demand of wages of that state’s cost of