“I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families out of poverty.” Although, higher social classes would disagree that raising minimum wage is commendable. An uncounted volume of lower class citizen would agree that minimum wage would be healthy for the economy and blissfully extract these lower-classes out of poverty. “Paying people a fair wage is a sign of respect and acknowledgment of the value of contributions in business.” Interpreting that lower class has to work inflexible and extensive hours leaving them exhausted and to a point of distress.
Financially, working for minimum wage is not a lifestyle many endure, but sometimes that all people have. Working for 7.25 and forty hour week still is not enough to live off of. In order to live stable off of minimum wage would to work 128 hour in a week and mentally and physically no one could do that. Breaking one down in order to live healthy isn’t healthy at all if you have no time for yourself. On top of all this, there’s only 168 hour in a week so you will only have forty hours to yourself after 7
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Stating that where we work and go to school should be healthy and we should be insured. Many jobs that offer minimum wage don’t excel with benefits nor care about the health of customers. Say one was in their 30s working for McDonalds they would think negative and feel as if they didn’t succeed in life, which isn’t wrong, but everyone deserves a chance to do well in life, and if by raising minimum wage give people a boost into the right direction, then why not. Not only will this help the economy grow but also allow many people to have confidence in their self it would allow them to get insurance and benefits and create a happier lifestyle more people enjoy to be around. Working for seven dollars verses ten would make a big change in a person whole