"Minimum Wage" The episode of 30 Days about trying to live on minimum wage opened the eyes of it’s viewers. It placed star Morgan Spurlock and fiancee Alex in the lives of the "working poor" of the United States for one month. Spurlock’s fiancee walked to work daily rather than spend the money on riding the bus. Both Morgan and Alex were in need of healthcare during this time period just to find over-crowded free clinics‚ afraid to go to a real hospital because of the cost. Alex’s 30th birthday
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advocating the increasing on minimum wage‚are fully supported. Politicians like Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have the right idea when it comes to minimum wage. They want to impose laws so that states and federal government are required to increase the minimum wage whenever the cost of living rises (Johnston 1). There has to be an uprise by women‚ young workers and other low income individuals by having a peaceful protest to the government that the current minimum wage is not acceptable. Creating
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between the minimum wage and the actual cost of living‚ many parents must seek public assistance or hold multiple jobs just to cover the cost of their necessities‚ such as rent‚ food‚ utilities‚ clothing‚ transportation‚ and medical care (Nadeau). Since tax revenue pays for public assistance‚ it is us‚ the taxpayers who are subsidizing these wage earners’ pay. However‚ companies utilize several strategies or policies to cope with the increase in business costs stemming from an increase in minimum wages
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Minimum-Wage “There are people in the world so hungry‚ that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” Mahatma Gandhi. Recently there are some people living in a house and they have many things like TV‚ computers ...‚ but they live on poverty line due to the high cost of living. In the last seven years‚ the cost of living has increased but the salary is still stable. Especially in the United States the minimum-wage hasn’t been increased for seven years‚ and that’s why there are many
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Currently‚ Portland has a minimum wage at $9.25 per hour‚ the second highest in our country‚ but we still need to make it greater. Right this minute‚ if you’re a minimum wage worker‚ you make $15‚636.25 take home each year‚ and then imagine that you were a mother or father of 2 kids. This wage makes barely enough for just one person to survive in today’s world‚ let alone a whole family. Imagine that you’re that mother or father‚ and you have your two kids‚ you’re working three jobs‚ but supporting
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Their jobs don’t pay them enough money to pay for fees‚ food‚ rent‚ etc. It’s the same for adults too. To prevent this‚ the minimum wage should be raised. This could lead to increasing economic activity and jobs. Other benefits are higher school attendance and lower high school drop offs. However‚ it could increase layoffs and unemployment. Even though raising living wage can start some problems with more experienced workers‚ people gain more money to afford their needs. Some pros are larger finance
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I personally agree with this campaign and I think the minimum wage should increase. From a personal experience‚ I went through an agency and worked at a warehouse for two month. I worked an 8 hour shift‚ making $12.50 an hour‚ which was regarding for the work that I was doing and the work conditions I was working in. My work consisted of placing heavy merchandize into boxes and lifting up heavy boxes. The working conditions were terrible‚ I worked in the hot weather with fans that hardly worked and
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Hello Julia‚ I agree with you. minimum wage should not be raised because there will be high price production‚ and inflation‚ which will hurt consumer especially the low-income family. Raising the minimum wage commonly may be seen as a way to give a low-income worker a raise‚ but it resulted in a surplus since the minimum wage is a price floor. Surplus happens when the quantity of supply is greater than the quantity of demand. In this case‚ more people are willing to work than employers are willing
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In the situation of working post-high school at a minimum wage job‚ I would be making $10 an hour‚ with an additional $2 an hour due to my ability to fluently speak Vietnamese. Working thirty-two hours a week with a bi-weekly paycheck‚ I would be making $768 bi-weekly‚ summing up to $1536 as my monthly gross pay. However‚ my net pay would only be $1393.15 due to $142.85 going to taxes. Based on my net pay‚ I decided that I will stay at home. Moving out would not be the best option for me because
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Wal-Mart: Minimum Wage versus Fair Wage Wal-Mart has employed millions of people over the past fifty years. The first Wal-Mart‚ employing just a handful of people‚ was opened by Sam Walton 1962. Now‚ Wal-Mart employs 2.2 million associates (Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. 4). Wal-Mart is under fire for paying entry-level employees market wage for their work. Market wage (minimum wage or slightly higher) is the price of labor determined by the labor market. Is Wal-Mart hindering employees from achieving the
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