The Minimum Wage Debate May 3‚ 2013 Economic Consequences of Policy Analysis/Spring 2013 Alohalani Pickett Ayo Wilson Franklin Johnson ------------------------------------------------- Background Minimum wage laws set legal minimums for the hourly wage paid to certain groups of workers (Gorman). Minimum wage laws were invented in Australia and New Zealand with the purpose of guaranteeing a minimum standard of living for unskilled workers. In the United States‚ workers are generally
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The second fallacy that was enlightening was how minimum wage works. In this crazy year before the next presidential election‚ minimum wage has become a hot button issue. The problem with politics is that no one ever explains the economics of minimum wage. They just throw out policy ideas without actually informing the voting public on how they came to a conclusion. After learning about supply and demand of work force‚ it finally cleared up all the misinformation that I have heard. The greatest thing
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Cons of Minimum Wage The vast majority of economists believe the minimum wage law costs the economy thousands of jobs. The most fundamental principle of economics is ’supply and demand’. In the case of labor‚ this means that the supply of workers goes up as wage goes up‚ and the demand for workers by employers goes down as the wage goes up. For example‚ imagine a janitorial job was advertised for hire. If the wage were $100 per hour‚ thousands of people would want the job. If the wage were $1
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increasing minimum wage. It has been an increasingly controversial topic in recent years. Minimum is the lowest legal hourly wage a worker can get paid. That being said‚ waiters are paid significantly less because the government believes that their tips will make up the difference. However most of the time it doesn’t make up the difference. Minimum wage is paid to people whose jobs require little or no skill. These are jobs that anyone can do. Conversely people of all ages work minimum wage jobs. Typically
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Every penny counts. I believe the minimum wage should be raised because the minimum wage isn’t enough to support workers and their families‚ and it is good for economic recovery. Primarily‚ Majority of low wage workers are not teenagers‚ which means they have to provide for their families‚ and many are women. There are many expenses involved in taking care of a family‚ from groceries‚ to utilities‚ to entertainment. Low wage workers have a hard time with providing sufficiently for their families
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There is a major difference between what’s referred to as ‘minimum wage’ and living wage’ The living wage is the amount of pay considered sufficient for you and your family to cover basic costs of living in a specific location. Economists and policymakers use this information to determine the relative financial health of workers when comparing their pay with their living costs. There is no federal living wage law. The minimum wage‚ established by the federal government‚ specifically through the
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are wanting the minimum wage to be raised to $15 a hour‚ but if the government were to raise the minimum wage there would be a big impact to the US. There is a movement called “Fight for $15” where people do friendly protests fighting for $15 dollars a hour. They have had many protests spanning from New York to California outside of fast food places. Little do the protesters know is that raising the minimum wage will cause mass loss of Jobs‚ Increased Taxes and Inflation. Minimum wage should not be
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of minimum wage hike. We saw many voters want the minimum wage to go up‚ so that they can live a better life. Many other articles also show that in the long term its effect would be devastating. Minimum wage has both good and bad effects. We have to take into account the worker that works for minimum wage. They barely have anything left after all the tax money is deducted. It’s hard to maintain a family when someone works for that little money. We have also seen some solutions to minimum wage problems
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for 30 days in the show. Difficult budgeting decisions played a major role in survival for Alex and Morgan. They bought one bus pass and tried to use public transportation whenever possible. The Couple experienced immediate struggles that many minimum wage households face trying to live paycheck to paycheck. Since most places required proof of employment‚ Morgan and Alex were forced to look in the shadiest parts of town. Their race and the fact that they had no children was not a factor that could
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The Minimum Wage Debate Business Ethics: The Minimum Wage Debate Minimum wage is defined as the lowest amount that employers can legally pay their workers per hour of labor. Most states have laws in place to enforce the minimum wage; those that do not are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. There are both benefits and drawbacks of this type of policy. Many supporters of a minimum wage believe it increases the standard of living and reduced poverty. Those that oppose a minimum wage
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