We don’t get paid enough! Sounds familiar? It’s because we really do not get paid enough for the work we do in the workplace. Living in America is very expensive. The minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is not enough to maintain daily living needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. Raising the minimum wages to at least $10 per hour will help persons maintain a quality lives and maintain daily living needs without having to struggle. Increasing the minimum wages will help Americans avoid being in debt, support American families, and
Americans tend to get in debt due to not having earnings for daily survival. Only 20% of Americans who are not in debt, with that being said, 80% percent of people in American are in debt. This is the result of people not gaining enough money. The minimum of $7.25 an hour will only cover for our gas. We would not have enough money to pay our phone bills, electric …show more content…
They would give us a hard task that sometimes we can’t even do with all our strength. For example, the manager would give us a task that requires the whole day to finish. However, it’s not just an ordinary task, it’s a task that requires strength. It is not fair that we work hard just earn $7.25 an hour. They take advantage of us since us workers only get pay $7.25 an hour. Some argue that raising minimum wages would cause governmental bankrupt. However, not raising minimum wages put Americans in dept.
In conclusion, the minimum wages should increase to help people get out of debt, it’s good for family, and it will protect the worker from the abuse. If the minimum wages increase people would earn more money to pay for their debt. We would not have enough money to support our family if the government does not raise the minimum wages. Also, having the minimum wages raised would protect the workers from the abuse. If the government truly care about workers in America, they would increase the minimum