Wikipedia, “the federal government set $7.25 an hour of the minimum wage in the United States. There were 29 states raising their minimum wage higher than the federal minimum on January 1, 2015. In addition, from 2014 to 2015, nine states increased their minimum wage levels, because 11 other states increased the minimum wages by legislative or ballot” (Wikipedia, July 2009). For many years, the argument of increasing wages has continued. When the minimum wages increase, the issue will come. On the one hand, many experts worry the minimum wage continued increasing, which brings many economic pressures. The pressures are from the different economy level of each state. For example, the rich states such as California and Massachusetts, which have strong economies that are able to cope the minimum wages increasing; but Wyoming and Georgia, such as weak economic states will meet the huge financial crisis. On the other hand, more than 200 economists support the minimum wage $15 an hour because from 1968 the labor productivity raised quickly (Coy, P. Is a $15 Minimum Wage Too High? August 10, 2015. p.14-16). They also said the federal minimum would achieve $26 an hour that fair to the minimum wage workers. The minimum wage workers’ productivity is very strong, so they are worthy of raise wages. Actually, making a good policy to change the minimum wage always is an issue in society. The public supports increasing the minimum wage, but the government not…
It is in Australia, like every other economy in the world, that wages are not uniform for every industry, occupation or job. It is due to a variety of factors that wage outcomes differ across the nation, with the price of each labour input being valued differently according to interaction of the supply and demand curves in the market. Wages are the monetary reward each individual receives in return for their efforts in the production process. Historically, the industrial relations framework…
The Effects of Closing the Wage Gap Women have always been working even if their jobs and work went unnoticed. Since women joined the workforce their work has always been undervalued. When working for wages in the revolutionary era, the jobs they did were considered unskilled labor that required no particular education or training. It was also believed that women were not working to support a family since that was what the man was for, they were just working for extra spending money so their…
Honestly, after taking Economics and Political Science in college you will understand how politicians use the idea of wage gap so wrong to get those who are not informed about the subject to believe every word they say and it works. Based on economics the statistics of the wage gap cannot be correlated only to discrimination towards women because there are other factors that affect the wage of people. For example, type of employment, state they reside, level of education and the amount of hours…
minimum wage worker is not a high school student earning weekend pocket money. In fact, 89 percent of those who would benefit from a federal minimum wage increase to $12 per hour are age 20 or older, and 56 percent are women.” Minimum wage needs to be increased as it will benefit the country as a whole. The United States legislative branch can withdraw money from welfare programs thus, bettering the economy, the employees of a corporation, as well as the company. Without an increase in minimum…
Max Canfield Ms. Boesiger Economics 2 November 25, 2014 Is minimum wage a living wage? Raising the minimum wage would put the money in the hands of the engine that powers the economy; this allows local businesses to thrive and lets people live comfortably above the poverty line. Minimum wage is defined as the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement while a living wage is defined as a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living. These two definitions are the…
Paper In the age where a dollar can rarely buy you anything these days, fast food corporations should not be allowed to pay their employees less than the minimum wage A median household income in the United States is 50,000 a year. (US Census Bureau 2011). Fast food corporations are employed by 14 to 71 years olds with 70% being 16-20 years old. Being employed by mostly graduating high school students and beginning college students, and low class, how do you expect them live a content life…
I think citizens judge minimum wage workers because they feel it gives them a sense of superiority. I think citizens view it as like a pyramid where if you are above a person or you may have a little more than someone else below you they feel they have to authority to look down to those who are below them. I think most judgement is based on location, image or stereotypes. I think location because based on where you go to purchase or consume some kind of item or good you are going to deal with…
their overall wage economy. Over these years, the development of the capitalist industry in Montreal transformed the city from a centre of commerce to the “Workshop of Canada” (Bradbury 31). Economic transformation therefore interacted dialectically with family needs reshaping the labour market, the family economy and the life course of children (Bradbury pg 220). Furthermore, The Workshop recognized as Montreal had an extensive array of industries including shoe making and water…
occurring between whether to have a minimum wage or to establish a living wage or does it keep both and just vary by workers. First, what is a living wage and how does it differ from a minimum wage. A living wage seeks to provide a minimum standard of living versus a minimum wage, which is the lowest wage permitted to be paid by an employer and enforced by the state and federal government. On top of that living wage standards do not help those who actually need it; ie the poor and low skilled…