October 6 2013 News article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/13/us/politics/obama-pushes-for-increase-in-federal-minimum-wage.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 American workers will have a 1.75$ increase in their hourly wage by the end of 2015‚ as President Barack Obama recently called to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour $9.00 an hour. This increase in the minimum wage of American citizen aims to help people with a low annual wage: cooks‚ employees of the janitorial industry and
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Rough Draft 22 November 2011 No Title Yet Minimum wage has been a continuing matter since its first establishment‚ and it is something everyone faces. Though‚ the recurring problem being brought up again and again is the issue of being underpaid‚ and is the set minimum wage fair? And will raising minimum wage be more beneficial or harmful in the long run? Through its history can society better understand and find a solution to this problem. Minimum wage was not instituted in the United States
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Nearly all Black Bears outside of National Parks die from human related causes. Killing for necessities is understandable‚ but hunting as a sport is murder. The state of New Jersey has conducted two annual bear hunts‚ two times where innocent animals were murdered. A state bear hunt disrupts animal rights‚ punishes bears for human actions‚ and is an inhumane sport; therefore‚ the New Jersey government should not allow anymore state bear hunts. There is no doubt that animal rights are greatly
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Queensland Koala Bear You will find the Queensland koala bear sleeping soundly in a eucalyptus tree‚ tucked in forts and nooks. A koala bear is nocturnal and chooses to sleep for longer periods because more sleep means a slower metabolism‚ thus helps maintain their energy levels (. "Why Koalas Sleep more than 20 Hours a Day?"). Consequently‚ they sleep up to twenty hours a day! The Queensland koala bear is the smallest subspecies of the koala bears ("Koala Bears Characteristics."). The koala bear is classified
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made a name for himself on The Crocodile Hunter and died in 2006. Bear Grylls is a survivalist who is from the United Kingdom and makes a living doing things you and I would not do for any amount of money. Man vs. Wild host‚ survivor and adventurer Bear Grylls is used to a few challenges. He was born in Northern Ireland and soon moved to the Isle of Wight. His father would take him mountain climbing with him at a young age. Bear‚ having a Karate Black Belt‚ passed the exhausting UK Reserve’s Special
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Minimum wage law has a negative effect on the economy For years‚ people have constantly relied on government to defend social justice by interfering in the economy. However‚ these policies can have unintended opposing aftermath. One example of a very popular yet improper regulation is the minimum wage law. Minimum wages have a negative effect on the economy‚ because the increase of minimum wage results in a repeating scenario of the need to increase the minimum wage. Higher minimum wages lead to
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Should We Raise the Minimum Wage to the Average Pay Rate? April Alston Melisa Fennern Sharon Grady Nicole Huffman Terika White University of Phoenix BCOM/275 September 30‚ 2013 Michelle Maldonado “Should We Raise Minimum Wage to the Federal Average Pay Rate?” On the United States Department of Labor website it states that in 1938 it was decided that a federal minimum wage should be set. When it was set‚ it was set for the amount of $0.25 an hour. Now as of 2013 it is $7.25
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recommended raising the minimum wage to benefit workers who cannot support themselves and their families with their current salaries. The articles‚ Why We Need to Raise the Minimum Wage and Why We Shouldn’t Raise the Minimum Wage tell us that there were some controversies in raising the minimum wage. As an economics major‚ I believe it is a bad idea to raise the minimum wage because it creates more unemployment‚ and it will reduce entry-level jobs. Since increasing minimum wage is not the solution
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The Minimum Wage: Who does it really affect? A very controversial question that often comes up is whether or not we should increase‚ decrease‚ or eliminate the minimum wage. The Last time we saw a change in the federal minimum wage was July‚ 24 2009. It was set to $7.25 and we haven’t seen a change since. “The average cost-of-living increase over the past decade is about 26 percent. This means that an item purchased ten years ago would have cost about 26 percent less than it costs to purchase that
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this cash industry‚ where visa restrictions are broke‚ receive wages well below the legal entitlement‚ and laws on working conditions are ignored. Restaurants in Melbourne’s China Town and Chadstone shopping centre are paying wages below the legal minimum wage of $17.70 an hour. Chinese student Chiquita Yu is working at a restaurant in Chadstone shopping centre and is paid $10 an hour. “I work for 30 hours a week‚” she said. “I know it’s illegal but my boss decides my working schedule.” “They prefer
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