The topic of minimum wage has been debated for many years. Merriam-Webster defines minimum wage as "a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons." people are usually either for or against the raise of minimum wage, with their own beliefs at the core of why they want to raise it or keep it the same. Some advocates for the raise in minimum wage to a living wage say that it will be beneficial to all the citizens of the united states, while others say that if we do raise it to a living wage it will collapse our economy.while we do see evidence for both sides we have to decide what is the best for the betterment of the american people. …show more content…
After that each state should determine what is best for its residents.”At the macro level, a substantial increase in the federal minimum wage is likely to have broad effects, with some studies predicting that it could “ripple” across the economy, boosting the wages of nearly 30 percent of the American workforce.”(whibbley). That is a significant increase that each state could have if we do rise the minimum wage to what is an acceptable rate. This has to happen on a state to state level because it should be up the citizens that reside there and not on a federal level. since there are more people in california and less rural than let's say nebraska, there economies are so much different that a raise of a minimum wage that in california to 15$ would be significantly less than a minimum wage in nebraska in the same amount. Unforeseen consequences is the theme about this. We all want people to get the best wages possible. We would like to see an people to not worry about money. It is in our best interest to keep it regional to avoid these consequence while gaining the most happiness throughout the united states. We have to find the perfect