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Minimum Wage

May 16, 2014
By adove BRONZE, Bearriver, Wyoming
adove BRONZE, Bearriver, Wyoming
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There are many problem with minimum wage. One problem is family’s cannot support one another, which can cause economy to go down because people will be poor. Minimum wage should be increased because of this reason. Minimum wage is important because it helps give an estimate of what companies should be paying. Some people say minimum wage should stay the same same, will others say it should be increased. All state should at least have to be right at federal minimum wage or higher. This can help with family living in a low cost budget. Also it will help with the unemployment rate.

All states don’t necessary have to follow federal minimum wage. If the states have a lower minimum wage than federal minimum wage, then there will be an increase of people losing jobs. If there is an increase of people losing jobs, than there's also an increase in the amount of poor people. If theres a dramatic increase of poor people, then state will have to increase minimum wage. Therefore, if state have lower minimum wage, then there a dramatic increase of poor people which could lead to worst situations. The job rate’s are slowly decreasing and it would help if the federal minimum wage was higher and then there would be more employed.

Minimum wage creates hard life for people with a family. If minimum wage was increased, then family’s would have more financial freedoms. If families have more financial freedoms, then job and college graduates rates would go up. If job and college graduates rates increase, then family’s would be able to support themselves. Therefore, if Families that have hardly any money have a hard time supporting themselves and it hard in general with the minimum wage to support a family. There are people out there who live on the street and have no money and if minimum wage was increase it would help more people.

The minimum wage should be increase. If the minimum wage is increased, then there more support for family’s. If there more support for family’s, then family’s are more able to do things. If families are more able to do things. Therefore, if minimum wage is increased, then family have more support to themselves. Families need at least fifty eight thousand a year or more just to support a family, if minimum wage was increased it would help with this.

Right now in state they don’t have to follow federal minimum wage which causes families to have hard times, that is why federal minimum wage should be increased. minimum wage cause trouble for families but they work through it. Which families that are able to make more money can help support those families that are needing money.


The author's comments:
This is a huge problem and families don't get a choice on what minimum wage is. That is why this article is true in it's statements. Also state don't follow federal minimum wage which causes contraversy in the government to get ride of minimum wage or relook at the topic.

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