Pros And Cons of Minimum Wage Increase

Minimum Wage Increase: Pros And Cons

Thesis Statement: Minimum Wage is good in some ways but it affects our economy more and if it increases unemployment rates will raise also. 

In many ways minimum wage is a good thing. It helps teenagers who are able to work to make money while in high school and be responsible with not a lot of money. It also affects the economy in many ways also. When minimum wage increases, other things increase such as milk, gas, etc. So as you can see minimum wage is sometimes good but it also affects us.

One big problem that affects our economy as minimum wage increase, is the raise of unemployment levels. MinimumWage.ProCon.org states that " The Congressional Budget Office projected that if minimum wage increased from $7.25 to $10.10 there would be a result in a loss of 500,000 jobs." The government would not be able to pay for everybody to work and managers stated that they would lay off most of their employees. In 2014, Steven H. Hanke surveyed the European Union countries and found that when minimum wage increased the unemployment percentage increased also.

In my opinion minimum wage should not be increased. I believe minimum wage is mostly for little jobs that young adults can work till they finish high school and college. I believe a person over 30 should not be allow to work in a fast food restaurant because it takes away from young adults and adults should have a career and not live on a minimum wage check. Minimum wage will be a big issue to the economy if it increases because a lot of people will be out of jobs and a lot of things will increase like gas, bread, milk, etc.  

 

Work Cite : 

"Minimum Wage - ProCon.org." Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased? N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2017.

Increase of Minimum Wage Over Time

Increase Of Minimum Wage Over Time

Thesis Statement: Minimum wage has increased over the years and may still increase during time.

During the years, minimum has increased exponentially. In 19338 the minimum wage was 25 cent. In today's time, the minimum wage has increased to $7.25. Below is a line graph from mediamatters.org that shows the increase of minimum wage between 1938-2013:

As you can tell, minimum wage grew to a much larger amount.  In February of 1968, the minimum wage grew the most. Since some states was allowed to make their own minimum wage, some states rose up to $12. According to bebusinessed.com, "Washington had the highest minimum wage amount starting out at $9.47 in 2015."

In my opinion, minimum wage should not raise because of the taxes and prices on other things. I believe the minimum wage is good because of the teenagers working in fast food restaurants, stores, etc. I believe minimum wage is more for teenagers to work and build responsibility and not so much for older people who can get a career. Minimum wage should stay the way it is because society is bad enough and raising minimum wage would only create more problems.  

















Work Cite:

Craig Harrington ››› All Posts› Twitter› Craig Harrington Is the Economic Policy Program Director at Media Matters for America. He Joined the Organization in May 2013. He Holds a Master of Arts in Global. "Right-Wing Media's History Of Attacking The Minimum Wage." Media Matters for America. N.p., 24 July 2013. Web. 07 Apr. 2017.

Reflection of the 9 weeks

Reflection of the 9 weeks

For the next 9 weeks my goal is to use my time wisely and plan ahead. I also believe I should work harder and do better to maintain my goal. During the next nine weeks, my main goal is to get an A in my English class and study harder to achieve this goal. The last nine weeks did not go as I expected, but this nine weeks I know I will be ready for any challenge. 

The biggest mistake I made this nine weeks was taking English my second semester and working. Last year was not such a big deal while working and going to school. I also believe I could have spent more time doing work other than spending my time on other things that was not so much as important. This nine weeks another goal is to change my ways of using my time the right way.

There's a lot of things I could do differently to make a difference between this nine weeks and last weeks. I believe I will do better and put more time into my work and study more. I believe if I was more focused I would be able to get all my work done in time. This nine weeks will be better and over take the last nine weeks.  

History Of Minimum Wage

Flashback to History

Thesis Statement: Minimum wage has changed enormously over time to be more beneficially to everyone.

Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law or a special agreement. Minimum wage became a law in 1894 when New Zealand was the first to pass the law which covered all businesses and industries across the country. Australia was the second state to pass the Minimum wage law but they only covered six industries. In 1904, the minimum wage grew to cover 150 industries. In 1902, New South Wales and Western Australia passed their own minimum wage. Since Australia and New Zealand started minimum wage, other countries across borders was in thinking of starting minimum wage in their own countries.

In 1938, Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced minimum wage to the United States at 25 cents an hour, which in today's time would be $4 per hour. The minimum wage law was apart of the Fair Labor Standards Act which is known as FLSA. The FLSA also took part in youth employment standards, which is allowing teenagers 16 and older to apply for a job with a workers permit. The FLSA keeps track of "overtime pay, record keeping, and the standards for employees at all levels".

Although minimum wage started in 1938 in the United States, Massachusetts passed their own laws for women and children in 1912. Since the minimum wage started in the United States, it has been raised 22 times by 12 different presidents. In 1997, President Bill Clinton announced each state to set their own minimum wage rates. As a result, states started raising their minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage.

In today's time the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Labor activists would like Congress to raise minimum wage because of the negative effects it has on the economy.

Work Cite :
"History of the United States' Minimum Wage." Federal and State Minimum Wage Rates for 2017. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.

Bose, Apurva. "History of Minimum Wage." History of The US Minimum Wage - From The Very First Minimum Wage. N.p., 10 Mar. 2017. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.

        

Welcome To My Blog 😊

Welcome !!

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Angel, and my blog is going to inform you about a topic I picked for my research paper. In English class we were assigned a research project that included blogging. I chose three topics that best fit my interest and I narrowed them all to which had the most information. My three topics were : school uniforms, gay rights and planned parenthood. Out of all three I chose gay rights because I can relate to it more. Each of my blogs will talk about a specific topic on gay rights.
So, during the process of blogging, I realized I did not have enough information on gay rights. I decided to change my topic to minimum wage so I can not only have a counter-argument but also more information. I also get payed minimum wage so I could share my opinion and how I feel about minimum wage and how it affects everyone. Enjoy and comment your opinion or experiences.    

Thesis Statement: Minimum wage should increase to fit people who does not have a career in their future plans.

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Angela Caple

English III-H

February 10, 2017

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