Minimum wage

“Merriam-Webster defines minimum wage as “a wage fixed by legal authority” or by contract the least that may be paid either to employed people generally or to a particular category of employed persons” (Richason IV 1). Recently, President Barack Obama raised the minimum wage for all federal contractors to $10.10 per hour and called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage for all employed people; advocates in states as diverse as Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maryland, and South Dakota have…

Should the United States government increase the federal minimum wage? It has been found that over the years this topic consistently comes up and is one of the more controversial topics for today’s society. The wage should not be raised from the current rate of $7.25 an hour for a 40 hour work week to the proposed rate of $10.10 an hour by 2017 by the Democratic party. Minimum wage should not be considered a living wage and should not be something an individual strives to obtain. My opinion…

In terms of the issue of minimum wage, I, Lisa Murkowski believe that the minimum wage should not increase. Therefore, I am not in favor of The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2015 (H.R. 2015/ S. 2015), which will increase the minimum wage to $10.10. However, in cases where the federal minimum wage does not increase a lot, I am in favor of it. On the other hand, in terms of the issue of guns, I am opposed to The Secure Communities Act of 2015 (H.R. 1547/ S. 1547). What this law will do is require…

The article that was chosen was titled Seattle’s Coming $15 Minimum Wage. It was written by the author Clinton Alexander who elaborates on what it is going be like and the struggles big and small business will go through with a new minimum wage in Seattle. This article is based off of facts and some opinions from the author. This article keeps your mind thinking on the topic of raising the minimum wage and what it is going to be like in Seattle with this raise. This article is based on many…

would be happier with extra amounts in their pay. Minimum wage increasing to 10.10 by next year In Connecticut was 14 % of an increase that ‘good for a teen and people under 25 who don't have kids and responsibilities, and not working full time. For an average family of 3, or more it wouldn’t be enough in this economy. The cost of living has gone up everywhere and just to maintain a household apartment, bills, and expenses minimum wage has to be at least 15.00 an hour and that with 40…

and told you that you won a million dollars, would you turn it down? You would not turn down any free money. The minimum wage should be raised. There are several reasons for that too. We should balance out business owners and workers, majority rules, and society should move on. What would happen if we didn’t raise minimum wage? We would never move on with life. Raising the minimum wage will give people more money, and raise the economy. And who doesn’t like money? One of those reasons is that…

Being able to successfully pass legislation to increase the minimum wage is difficult because of opposer's claiming that Increasing the minimum wage will result in less jobs and less hours available to other workers. They also claim that with the sudden increase of the minimum wage will create profit loss on some companies. Opposers of this issue are mainly businessmen, which Mitchell Englander a businessman stated by saying “I know firsthand about the struggles that business owners and their…

or not to increase the minimum wage or not often surfaces in political debates. Many argue that it could help families who are living below the poverty line and in turn help the economy. While raising the minimum wage sounds like a good idea, it may not be so simple. The government should not raise the minimum wage because it could lead to increased unemployment among young persons, increased price of goods, and an overall negative impact on the poor. Raising the minimum wage sounds like a good…

dollars an hour minimum for any paying job sounds like a good idea, right? It’s something everyone can get behind: supporting low income families and letting them make their way to the top, and permitting them to live on more than a $10 wage. Although this idea sounds good and seems like the answer to the poverty crisis in America, it’s neither. Despite multiple states pushing for an increased minimum wage, doing so would have adverse effects on the economy and especially on low-wage earners;…

Minimum wage is the lowest hourly wage that a state is legally required to pay a worker. Over the past fifty years, the minimum wage has risen from $1.00 to $7.25. Minimum wage gives some employees an opportunity to maintain an income and support themselves. There are many minimum wage jobs, some being in the fast food industry or restaurants in general. There are also minimum wage jobs that don’t have anything to do with food, such as working at a front desk on college campus or even being a…