Why Raise Minimum Wage Goes Up?

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Holly Messina Instructor E. Feltey English 102 online 02/15/2015 Minimum Wage Goes Up I frequently eat at fast-food restaurants, and I always wonder how the workers survive on minimum wage. I decided that this will be an excellent topic for my research paper. “Minimum wage is priced at seven dollars and twenty-five cents” (Fair Labor Standards Act). Everybody knows that this is barely enough to support a family on. The cost of everyday essential living necessities has shot up. “Groceries cost 20% more, a gallon of gas costs 25%more, and average tuition at a community college increased 44%. But the minimum wage remains at $7.25. If it had kept up with inflation since 1968, it would be almost $10.70 today” (Quinn). I chose this topic because it is a major issue in today’s economy. Many people are for raising the minimum wage. On the other hand, there are those who reject the idea of raising minimum wage. The suggested price to raise the minimum wage is ten dollars, but would that be enough to satisfy today’s economic living standards?…show more content…
I intend to discuss those who would benefit, and those who wouldn’t benefit. The rich class and the poor class will represent different ends of the argument. There is a lot of political discussion that goes into raising the minimum wage. I will explain which parties are primarily for, or against raising the minimum wage. Next, I will discuss the impact that raising the minimum wage would have on the market. This is a very important issue because it could have tremendous impact on all of the United States citizen’s. Raising the minimum wage will help the poor class out tremendously, and I intend to prove why this is the best option for our beloved
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