Massachusetts was the first state to pass Minimum Wage law, in 1912, but it was only for women and children. Later, in 1938 Minimum Wage law was passed which was for the whole country. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25. Yes many states have increased their minimum wage but there are still 14 states , as of 1 January 2017, whose minimum wage is $7.25 and 2 states whose minimum wage is even lower than $7.25. Raising the Minimum Wage will not only help the employees but it will also help the business owners and the government.
The first federal minimum wage was 25 cent which was a reasonable salary at that time. In 2017, it has only increased by $7. From more than 4,000 employees “only 5 percent[of them] believe[that] the federal minimum wage is fair” (Pacific Tribute). Most of the employees are working more than 8 hours but they still need help from government to afford the basic necessities. They can't afford the rent and also aren’t …show more content…
But according to Pbs, Germany and Switzerland has lower unemployment rate than US even though “[United State’s] minimum wage is lower ”. How does raising a Minimum Wage increase the unemployment rate? More people will be willing to work because they will be getting paid more. Even, the business owners agree that employees should be paid more. Many small business owners believe that if the Minimum Wage is raised the business “would benefit from lower employee turnover and increased productivity and customer satisfaction” (ASB Council) Most employees are unhappy with their jobs because they are living paycheck to paycheck even though they are working every day. If they don't have to stressed about the money many of them will actually be involved in the job they are doing, which is beneficial for the owners. So, raising the minimum wage will help the owners because more people will be willing to work and they will be more involved on the
The first federal minimum wage was 25 cent which was a reasonable salary at that time. In 2017, it has only increased by $7. From more than 4,000 employees “only 5 percent[of them] believe[that] the federal minimum wage is fair” (Pacific Tribute). Most of the employees are working more than 8 hours but they still need help from government to afford the basic necessities. They can't afford the rent and also aren’t …show more content…
But according to Pbs, Germany and Switzerland has lower unemployment rate than US even though “[United State’s] minimum wage is lower ”. How does raising a Minimum Wage increase the unemployment rate? More people will be willing to work because they will be getting paid more. Even, the business owners agree that employees should be paid more. Many small business owners believe that if the Minimum Wage is raised the business “would benefit from lower employee turnover and increased productivity and customer satisfaction” (ASB Council) Most employees are unhappy with their jobs because they are living paycheck to paycheck even though they are working every day. If they don't have to stressed about the money many of them will actually be involved in the job they are doing, which is beneficial for the owners. So, raising the minimum wage will help the owners because more people will be willing to work and they will be more involved on the