The Pros And Cons Of Raising Minimum Wage

Everyone is going to have different opinions over whether the minimum wage in the United States should be raised to $15 an hour or whether it shouldn’t, because there are pros and cons to each. The current minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 an hour and according to a Mother Jones article, Could You Survive on Fast Food Wages? Try our Calculator, the median wage fast-food workers receive is $8.94 an hour, while “on average they work about 24.5 hours per week” (Could You Survive on Fast Food Wages? Try our Calculator). To be a full-time employee, one must work at least 40 hours a week. By working employees 40 hours a week, there will be a decrease in demand for a higher minimum wage, more available jobs for the poor, and more hard-working, loyal employees. Fast-food and other low wage workers should be able to work 40 hours per week if they want to. Increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour is a big step and could result in many

Most people who are considered “poor” are already not working. An article from Forbes states that “About 60% of the officially poor don't work, so the only thing raising the minimum wage does for them is to make it harder for them to get a job if they ever decide they want one” (Why Raising the Minimum Wage Kills Jobs). People who are poor are most likely just looking for a job to provide them money for food and other small basic needs. They are already used to the way they are living, so they would most likely not be expecting much and would be thankful for the job in the first place. By providing 40 hours to those who desire more hours, there is more likely a chance that more hours can be provided as well as hiring those in need, which would be less likely to happen if the minimum wage was