Laura Combs
English 101
Begert
11/19/15
Paper #3: Should the U.S. minimum wage be raised?
In this day and age in America, the economy is changing with a blink of an eye. Certain companies and people have power over others, drastically impacting where and who money goes to. This creates a huge difference in economic status within Americans. With certain people having an advantage over others, “people working at minimum wage jobs, especially that are supporting a family, shouldn’t have to be living a check-to-check life.” With this in mind, the minimum wage in this country should be raised.
“It has been six long years since the minimum wage was changed.” In 2009 it was raised about two dollars to $7.25 nationally but this is still not enough to support a family. Candidate Bernie Sanders is hopeful in aiming to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. His valid point is to “protect the least powerful members of our society from predation.” (dailycaller.com)
Wolf, Connor. “It’s Been Six Years Since Feds Raised The Minimum Wage. What Were The Economic Results?” The Daily Caller News Foundation. The Daily Caller News Foundation, 25, Jul. 2015. Web. 19, Nov. 2015.
Harvey, John. “The real argument for raising minimum wage.” Forbes Leadership. Forbes Leadership, 31, Jul. 2015. Web. 19, Nov. 2015.
Delsiver, Drew. “5 Facts about the minimum wage.” Fact Tank. Fact Tank, 23, Jul. 2015. Web. 19, Nov. 2015.
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