Increasing Minimum Wage Essay

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    biggest problem that my generation is going to face in the future is the economy. The weakening economy will be my generations largest challenge because many people will struggle to obtain employment, pay off debt, and must face the current lack of wage growth. My generation will struggle with obtaining proper employment because of our currently weak economy. In the United States, approximately…

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    growth but reduce wage increases due to the lack of backing power from a union. General Economic Principles…

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    roommate, then we can split the rent evenly to save some extra money. As far as housing, I can look into areas outside of LA with reasonable prices. Minimum wage is constantly increasing because the cost of living is expensive. Currently, the minimum wage in LA is at $11. By the end of 2016, minimum wage is said to be at about $15. I figure, if minimum wage is higher it makes up the difference for the cost of living. To find a job, I can look into freelance or other work from home opportunities…

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    Jenn Hecker, an organizing director of the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness, blames rising housing costs for the problem and cites a 2003 survey that found the median wage needed to pay for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States to be $15.21, nearly three times the federal minimum (Bader 694). Colleges should instead be focusing on working on fixing money debt issues with students. This brings me to the first…

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    conditions and fair wages compared to other countries, and this is all due to the impacts of the cordwainers who were shoemakers in the 1790’s that started the craft union. In 1792, the cordwainers in Philadelphia gathered and discussed “work issues that include pay, hours, and conditions which are the same issues that are discussed in today’s society” (Nickels, p. 326). The introduction of the Industrial revolution also introduced more problems concerning job security, wages, and working…

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    shifts of up to 14 hours overnight. This takes us away from our families and homes, and as a result sometimes extending the 14 hour shift to a “back-to-back” shift lasting up to 38 hours. More often than not, these shifts are accepted in hopes of increasing our chances of making a living. Sometimes this practice causes the an ambulance to go down due to paramedic fatigue, and one less resource is able to respond to your emergency as a…

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    if we start to increase minimum wage it could decrease the number of people of unemployment and in debt drastically, also if we don’t take this matter serious enough to do something to eradicate this it could hurt the world overall because according to the most estimates of the world bank that 12.7% of the world's population lives at or below $8.90 a day which could maybe feed one person but not a family. Another argument that supporters stand with would be increasing funding's for social…

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    opportunities will come like there’s no tomorrow. As Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars would say “It’s a trap!” Investments are great if you get employment right away; this is not the case in most occasions. Countless of college grads are stuck doing minimum wage jobs, instead of exploiting their knowledge in what they studied hard for; a great case of “underemployed and overeducated”. Sadly low-income students can’t just dig in their…

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