Minimum Wage: Should there be one?
A minimum wage is the lowest amount an employer can pay an employee per hour of labor. I’m sure everyone can remember the time that they got their very first job and the majority of the time they started out at minimum wage. This is because when someone gets their first job, they’re usually in their teens and don’t have any bills that they have to pay for.
Inflation affects everyday lives
The cost of housing has gone up. The cost of goods have gone up. But the minimum wage hasn’t. The last time the minimum wage was increased was in 2009 when it went from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 an hour. In order for us, people who have to pay rent and other bills on top of that, to live at least somewhat comfortably and know that we
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• Abolish the minimum wage.
Possible Results
The results of the decision chosen would go as follows:
• If you lower the wage, a lot of people would be very upset. A lot of people would have to get another job just to support themselves and they would still most likely be living in poverty and need assistance from the government.
• If you leave the minimum wage where it is at, a lot of people could end up in poverty, and some people will do just fine.
• If you raise the minimum wage, whether it be to eight dollars or to fifteen dollars, it would create a lot of jobs. More people would be willing to go out and get a job. Increasing the minimum wage could help reduce poverty and the amount of government assistance that goes on today.
• If you get rid of the federal minimum wage then that leaves it up to the employers to decide what is a fair wage for the labor that they are doing. Granted that some employers would probably be taking advantage of this, this should somehow be regulated by each town/city when someone gets hired. That may be a lot of work for the city to keep up with but it would make sure that everything is running smoothly.