In terms of the issue of minimum wage, I, Lisa Murkowski believe that the minimum wage should not increase. Therefore, I am not in favor of The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2015 (H.R. 2015/ S. 2015), which will increase the minimum wage to $10.10. However, in cases where the federal minimum wage does not increase a lot, I am in favor of it. On the other hand, in terms of the issue of guns, I am opposed to The Secure Communities Act of 2015 (H.R. 1547/ S. 1547).
What this law will do is require criminal background checks for all online gun purchases and for all firearm purchases at gun shows. It will not require background checks for gun purchases or gun transfers between family members or neighbors. It will also prohibit the sale or possession …show more content…
Raising minimum wage can be an issue where it would lead to unemployment. In the reading, Increasing the Minimum Wage: Pros & Cons, by Sarah Shemkus, it states, “A higher minimum wage, they claim, would be too heavy a burden on employers, especially small business owners. And those employers, in turn, would be unable to hire as many people -- an undesirable result when unemployment continues to hover at about 8 percent.” In other words, if minimum wage were to increase, many business owners would end up not being able to hire as many people and to ensure that everyone is employed, minimum wage in my opinion should not increase. I am also opposed to raising the minimum wage because this would mean that prices would increase. In the article, Winners and Losers of Federal and State Minimum Wages, it states, “Their research shows that while 1 in 4 of the poorest workers gain from an increase in the minimum wage, 3 in 4 of the poorest workers lose from shouldering the costs of higher prices resulting from the wage increase.” Since many business owners rely on the money that they make to pay their employees, increasing the minimum wage would mean that the product we buy would be much more (supply and demand). With products that we need being much more expensive, this does not help low income families financially. It would in fact put them right back to the situation that they were already at without the increase of minimum …show more content…
I voted against the Background Checks for all Firearm Purchases because I believe that people should be able to buy guns in stores and online without being subjected to a background check. I once stated, “Alaskans living off the road system, in rural villages without gun stores, who order guns over the Internet. To pick up the gun, they would have to buy a ticket to the nearest town with a gun dealer. Whoever you're purchasing from the Internet has to send the gun directly to the dealer ... it doesn't come to you, it goes to whoever is doing your background check." To put it in another way, instead of getting the gun shipped to your house when you order it online, you will have to go through a whole process of doing a background check from the dealer. After that is done, you will have the gun handed to you. However, what I am trying to say about this process of a background check is that it can be very inconvenient for Alaskans who might need a gun for hunting. Our citizens would also be negatively affected by the passage of this bill. There aren’t gun stores everywhere in which people can purchase guns and as a result, people should be able to purchase guns online without background checks. I also voted against the bills Limits Firearm Magazine Capacity and Establishes Regulations for Assault Weapons because according to the Department of Justice, there was no evidence proving that limiting firearm magazine capacity
What this law will do is require criminal background checks for all online gun purchases and for all firearm purchases at gun shows. It will not require background checks for gun purchases or gun transfers between family members or neighbors. It will also prohibit the sale or possession …show more content…
Raising minimum wage can be an issue where it would lead to unemployment. In the reading, Increasing the Minimum Wage: Pros & Cons, by Sarah Shemkus, it states, “A higher minimum wage, they claim, would be too heavy a burden on employers, especially small business owners. And those employers, in turn, would be unable to hire as many people -- an undesirable result when unemployment continues to hover at about 8 percent.” In other words, if minimum wage were to increase, many business owners would end up not being able to hire as many people and to ensure that everyone is employed, minimum wage in my opinion should not increase. I am also opposed to raising the minimum wage because this would mean that prices would increase. In the article, Winners and Losers of Federal and State Minimum Wages, it states, “Their research shows that while 1 in 4 of the poorest workers gain from an increase in the minimum wage, 3 in 4 of the poorest workers lose from shouldering the costs of higher prices resulting from the wage increase.” Since many business owners rely on the money that they make to pay their employees, increasing the minimum wage would mean that the product we buy would be much more (supply and demand). With products that we need being much more expensive, this does not help low income families financially. It would in fact put them right back to the situation that they were already at without the increase of minimum …show more content…
I voted against the Background Checks for all Firearm Purchases because I believe that people should be able to buy guns in stores and online without being subjected to a background check. I once stated, “Alaskans living off the road system, in rural villages without gun stores, who order guns over the Internet. To pick up the gun, they would have to buy a ticket to the nearest town with a gun dealer. Whoever you're purchasing from the Internet has to send the gun directly to the dealer ... it doesn't come to you, it goes to whoever is doing your background check." To put it in another way, instead of getting the gun shipped to your house when you order it online, you will have to go through a whole process of doing a background check from the dealer. After that is done, you will have the gun handed to you. However, what I am trying to say about this process of a background check is that it can be very inconvenient for Alaskans who might need a gun for hunting. Our citizens would also be negatively affected by the passage of this bill. There aren’t gun stores everywhere in which people can purchase guns and as a result, people should be able to purchase guns online without background checks. I also voted against the bills Limits Firearm Magazine Capacity and Establishes Regulations for Assault Weapons because according to the Department of Justice, there was no evidence proving that limiting firearm magazine capacity