Minimum wage in the United States

Minimum Wage A hot topic across the United States is the debate about raising minimum wage. In Iowa the minimum wage is seven dollars and fifty cents. Some states have higher minimum wages but that could be due to the cost of living in that state. The United States’ minimum wage is seven dollars and fifty cents which most states follow. New York’s minimum wage is nine dollars an hour. Living in Iowa is a lower cost of living than living in New York. Some companies have raised their minimum wage…

Recently in class we discussed minimum wage and how it affects people and the living status of the people living on minimum wage. Minimum wage is something in the United States that will always cause conflict not only between citizens and government but also between people and their relationships with the ones they love and would like to have in their lives. Minimum wage was created by the Government to ensure a baseline standard of living, reduce the poverty in the United States and Promote…

Adam and Chris are two men who live in Washington State. Adam is a certified surgeon and works at Providence hospital earning 6 figures a year. Chris however, works at a McDonald’s joint making $9.47 an hour. Adam and Chris both attended the same bar, but unfortunately Chris had to quite going to the bar so he could get more hours at work. Chris needed to make more money to feed his family, but even with him working more hours he still wasn’t able to make enough money to pay medical bills for…

Bare Minimum “The set minimum wage in the United States has been a controversial issue since it was established in 1938”(Belman). Minimum wage laws set the lowest hourly rate an employer can pay an employee; occasionally, it is adjusted for certain circumstances such as waiting tables. The current Federal minimum wage is set at $7.25 per hour. Recently, employees of fast food chains such as McDonalds, Burger King, and other popular fast food restaurants have been trying to get the minimum wage…

Minimum Wages Policies Do you work? If so, how much do you get paid per hour? Minimum wage was created to ensure workers that they are getting paid enough for their work and to protect employee’s rights. Minimum wage refers to the lowest hourly, daily or monthly salary that employers may legally pay to workers. It was first introduced nationally by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a Federal Minimum Wage in 1938. It was the newest workers rights policies in the United States and countries…

Raising the Minimum Wage: Why Not? In recent years, there have been many controversial issues that have presented themselves to the people of the United States. However, there has been one specific controversy that has taken over, gaining of the attention of United States citizens, the politicians leading the country, as well as gaining ever-growing popularity through social media outlets. This controversy is a seemingly simple topic: Should the minimum wage be raised? Though the question…

A total globalization of a fair minimum wage will probably never be obtained. This is due to an always present unrest in the world and presently established governments that care little or the citizens of their country. There is a greater chance or opportunity of improving a country’s economy through educational means and the aid of establishing growth in industry and trade. This would lead to less financial stress and a more open and helping government. We must recognize and respect that…

According to the United States Department of Labor, the average annual income before taxes per consumer unit in 2014 was 66,877 a 2.8 percent decrease from 2013. In contrast, the average expenditures per consumer unit in 2014 was 53,495, a 4.7 percent increase from 2013. The bureau reports that in 2014 food cost rose 2.4 percent, housing cost increased 1.5 percent, transportation increased by .8 percent, gas prices decreased 3.9 percent, vehicle insurance increased by 9.8 percent, and health…

Question: Historically, how did an increases in minimum wage affect the fast food sector in Texas versus the fast food industry in California from 1990 to 1999? On 1894, New Zealand was the first country to officially establish a national minimum wage and in 1912, Massachusetts was the first state in the United States of America to establish a minimum wage. This idea quickly gained popularity and other states soon passed their own minimum wage laws. In 1938, President Franklin D…

In recent years, a major controversy has come about on if minimum wage should be raised. Hundreds of thousands of people in the work force, have been protesting and negotiating to raise the minimum wage. The debate has been that people who make the current minimum wage, want the standard to be increased and possibly raised to 15 dollars an hour. Those that oppose, think that raising it could ensue far greater economic problems. Since 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act has been indorsed to make…