Blog #4
David Martinez
2013/02/13
http://t.money.msn.com/now/jump-start-or-job-killer-minimum-wage-hike-debated
this article is stating that in a current call to congress, President Obama brought up the idea to raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. The Senator of Florida responded to this speech by saying a minimum wage increase would not help the economy or struggling Americans. Some of the business communities say if they raised the minimum wage as a potential job killer, meaning some small businesses cant afford to give their employees more money nor to hire more help. some states on the other hand are on board to raise the minimum wage and see potential economical growth by it.
I think it would be a good idea to raise the minimum wage, it would give younger people more money to spend and may encourage more people to get up and find the jobs that even pay minimum wage. They say a family who has two kids with two parents with minimum wage are still under the poverty line, so raising minimum wage would definitely help those needy Americans and at the same time help the economy.
The other day I watched the, State of the Union Address, with my husband. When I heard Obama say that he was hoping to raise minimum wage, I personally was excited to hear that. The only thing that worries me, is if they raise the wage, are people going to raise rent, prices of food, gas, etc. If that happens then doing all this would be pointless. I think it's great that you chose to right about this topic, because it is something that affects thousands of people in our country. Giving people more money an hour would create an opportunity to spend more time with their families by not having to work so much!
ReplyDeleteWhoo! that would be awesome if they raise the minimum wage. I really think they should allow it to see if our economy improve too. For sure a lot of people would not hesitate working at a fast food.
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