Benefits Of Minimum Wage

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Many citizens in the United States struggle, barely making it with minimum wage paying jobs. Most people work two to three jobs put together, to pay for their livings and to support for their families. Based on the State of California: Department of Industrial Relations, in October 1, 1996, minimum wage was $4.25-increasing to $4.75 within that year. A year after, in March 1st, the wage was $5.15-$5.75, but it changed again on September 1st. Increasing a dollar twenty-five. Today, minimum wage was $9 and it went up to $10 by January 1st, 2016. As people may say, that’s why you go to college to make a good income, it’s not as easy as it seems to work for what you want. It all takes time and money. Not everyone can qualify for financial aid, …show more content…
It gives them more money to work with. Every dime counts. It would give them more opportunities and less stress on themselves. Not having to work two jobs, to get to nowhere. We all deserve to have a break and not work for the rest of our lives. The day we had to find our first job to when we need to pay all our debt. Even from a college degree, if you take student loans, people would still be working for years and years to pay that back. That’s with having a career and a steady salary. Minimum wage should increase to where people can live and get by. College isn’t for everyone, but for those who are working to get a career, and paying their own way, will help that a lot. Plus with other expenses, paying bills, it’s gone with a blink of an eye. As it could help the economy and businesses, it can improve individual livings. Helping the community, everyone would love where they are at. More jobs and employees, there are less that are unemployed. Over the years, it is getting better, but not much of a differences. Large families are barely getting out of poverty, compared to back in the 1960’s, works back then with families were not in poverty at all. Living expenses now, are more expensive. Nothing else, but to improve for workers that are struggling, which is by raising minimum

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