Minimum wage in the United States

Lately in the United States a very controversial topic has been minimum wage. Many people within the country argue whether or not it should stay the way it currently is or have an increase in how much it pays. I believe there should not be an increase to minimum wage. If there is an increase to minimum wage many fast food places would be encouraged to speed up the process of automating their ordering service to be able to save money by not having to pay workers. An increase to minimum wage will…

what federal minimum wage workers have to deal with every year. The federal minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law. According to a report by the Pew Research Center, more than 1.5 million hourly workers in the United States earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour (DeSilver). A full-time worker making the federal minimum wage earns $15,080 per year, an annual income that sits below the federal poverty level of $16,020 for a family of two. While there are twenty-nine states that…

major controversial topic in the United States currently is that the minimum wage is currently too low. Many protestors argue that families are not able to survive on it if one or both parents work minimum wage jobs. One side suggests that the minimum wage should be more than doubled to fifteen dollars an hour so that families would be able to provide for themselves and possibly even enjoy life. The other viewpoint of the argument is that the current minimum wage should stay the same as it is.…

The minimum wage debate has been a disputed topic in the United States for many years since it was first implemented. In 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill allowing for a federal minimum wage to be set (Grossman 1). 70 years later, many minimum wage workers and other government officials want to implement a 15 dollar per hour minimum wage. While the current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the negative impact of the economy explains why it should stay that way, if not be…

In the United States, the average minimum wage pay is seven dollars and twenty five cents an hour. A family of four could not even live happily knowing they are only making a little less than thirty thousand a year together before taxes are taken out. A single independent person can live a happy average life while getting paid minimum wage and still purchase little things here and there for their satisfaction. In 1938, two years after President Roosevelt was elected into office, he signed the…

characterized by unusually low wage rates, excessive hours of labor, and/or unsanitary workplaces” (Blackburn 2007). The victims were coming forward with consumption, vision issues, heart palpitations, disorders of the spine, and other heart disease. One young woman was reportedly blinded by her work as a dressmaker’s apprentice (Blackburn 2007). It was industries in which “sweating” seemed to be a large problem (like chain making and tailoring) that caused England to enact a minimum wage.…

Minimum Wage Controversy In America, working is supposed to keep individuals out of poverty, not place them in it. With current minimum wage at nine dollars an hour, families are struggling to live an optimal life. The people who are employed under minimum wage are struggling to pay their bills, buy goods for themselves, and even support a family. Minimum wage in the bay area is insufficient due to the high cost of living and therefore should be increased. The minimum wage must be raised…

Income Inequality in the United States The inequality of wealth and income, as well as the gap between the rich and poor, has been a factor of the public for a long while. For many years, back to the great depression, the gap has continued to grow. What is causing it to grow? One theory includes the decreasing value of the real United States minimum wage and limited job opportunities for people without a college degree. It is not yet clear whether income inequality affects the larger economy…

not get deported. Loosing what has taken them many years to acquire. Many of these immigrants live anxious as they think of the possibility of being separated from their families at any given time. Millions of these immigrants have lived in the United States for many years, and many have children born in this country. There are those who have lived in the U.S. for so long, that they consider themselves part of this country. However, because of their legal status these immigrants are excluded…

Raising the Wage: Negative Outcomes. Rachael Francisco earns just above the minimum wage working at a local fast food establishment, and she needs every penny. Like most Americans, she struggles to make ends meet, making Rachael feel like she is falling even further behind. With her current wages, getting to the point where she could scrape by paycheck to paycheck would be more of an improvement than where she is right now. Every day she wonders, do I have money for gas? My rent? Rachael, like…