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    The minimum wage has long been argued has whether it should be increased or whether it should remain the same. Many who are unskilled or below the poverty line rely on minimum wage to provide for. themselves and their families. The minimum wage was set at a certain amount to ensure that the poverty rate remains low. By increasing the minimum wage‚ a positive or negative effect may arise such as the increase of poverty or the decrease of poverty. Many argue if the minimum wage is increased it will

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    Should minimum wage be raised or should it stay the same? This has been a long debated question throughout decades. Janice Steele‚ writer of “Keeping the Minimum Wage Where It Is” claims raising minimum wage would be bad for consumers‚ the economy‚ and small businesses. However‚ Ira Knight‚ writer of “Let’s Make Minimum Wage a Living Wage”‚ defends why raising the minimum wage would help improve our economy and workers. With that being said‚ both arguments are strong‚ but Ira Knight’s argument had

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    increasing the minimum wage would be widespread‚ but not nearly as harmful as many believe. Claire Hovenga‚ Dejava Naik‚ and Walter E. Block argue in their essay‚ “The Detrimental Side Effects of Minimum Wage” that even just having minimum wage encourages the hiring of illegal immigrants‚ discourage workers from bettering themselves‚ and reduce the number of jobs available overall. However‚ they fail to take into account the reality of the situation. Many of the businesses who offer minimum wage are multi-million

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    Should Minimum wage go up or stay the same Minimum wage is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law. The issue that is debated regularly across the world is on whether or not minimum wage should increase. For years civilians have raised protests to increase minimum wage. For instance in “Florida gets it right: raising the minimum wage‚” Kelly Candaele states that “in 2003‚ ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)‚ a national community-organizing

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    The minimum wage should not be raised for many reasons. The minimum wage in Florida as of 2015-2016 is $8.05/hr. Minimum wage is a minimum amount of money a worker shall get per hour. Many people want the minimum wage to raise but it shouldn’t because “more than half of the minimum wage workers are under the age of 25‚ and many are students trying to pay their way through school”(Brian Brenberg The Kings College.) Raising the minimum wage can also put small companies in debt. Also if the minimum wage

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    there is a higher minimum wage they would have a better life. However‚ a higher minimum wage will not be great for people in the long run; it will most likely hurt them. The idea of raising minimum wage to $15 a year compared to current price floor of 7.25 is very controversial. Raising the minimum wage may result in unemployment because there would be less hiring of new employees‚ increase in current products‚ and create a higher standard of living. There are a lot of minimum wage workers in the United

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    production and employees. Employees are paid based on a salary. Roughly 1 million citizens are paid $7.25‚ the current minimum wage. I believe that the minimum wage should be raised to $15‚ but this cannot happen in the blink of an eye. I support the Fight For 15‚ which is a movement that proposes increasing the minimum wage through time to eventually reach $15. Raising the minimum wage to $15 would be beneficial not only to the economy but the wellbeing of the citizens in it for 4 main reasons: it will

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    Argument Assignment Minimum wage should be increased to help many have a chance of living above the poverty line. Property Value has seen its increased over the last 10 years. In Miami property value has skyrocketed‚ and many can attest to that live in Miami Dade County. According to smartasset.com the average for a one-bedroom apartment is 1‚508 and for a 2 bedroom is 1‚965 in Miami and that is not including utilities. Now let’s talk about the cost of living and how it has increased. According

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    NOTES ON MINIMUM WAGES ACT A. Claims 1. Claiming Authority The appropriate government appoints an authority by making a notification in the official gazette. He can be; a. Labour Commissioner from Central Government b. Labour Commissioner from State Government c. Judge of a civil court d. Stipendiary magistrate The authority has to hear and decide for any specified area on claims arising out of the payment of less than the minimum rates or on payment of remuneration for

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    Throughout the years minimum wage has been raised. The more it is raised‚ means all of the essential things of life will increase in price. Furthermore people will be fired and the unskilled people will be especially hurt. The minimum wage should not be raised based on the observation of what has happened in the past and what might happen in the future. The raising of minimum wage would cause businesses to lay off many of their workers. This increases the unemployment rate in our country. Furthermore

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