Minimum Wage Minimum Wage is in every working place. Some company’s minimum wages are determined based on the state they reside in, while others are just based on what the company feels like paying. Each workplace offers a different amount of pay, however the employees do their best to accept each offer respectfully even when they don’t agree on it. Minimum Wage is beneficial, despite the fact of it being such low pay, because it can provide financial support, motivates someone to work hard, and provides personal experience. However there are many others who would disagree with the values that a minimum wage paying job would have.
Financial support plays a big part of getting paid minimum wage. Many people who are looking for jobs are trying to financially support their families or even just themselves. Minimum wage to some people is considered a big step when it comes to paying bills, rent, paying for food and even for educational purposes. Most people who had never worked or had lost a job are very appreciative of minimum wage jobs because, with our current economy they could be in the same position as thousands of other families and have no income at all "it's better to have a job than to have no job". For those who have never worked for minimum wage or have gone from working a high paying job to a low paying job feel differently on the value of financial support. They see minimum wage as a job that someone will hate but will work it as long as it brings home money. Many people feel as though working these jobs is just a part of survival and that these are jobs that anyone living in a meritocratic society can do. Many questions that they ask those who work minimum wage are “What's going to happen when the job market picks up? Are you going to remain in your job and being unhappy for the rest of your life? Or are you going to begin by planning towards getting "there"?”
Minimum wage can also be a motivator. It can motivate workers to work harder so that their pay can be raised. An employee may work past their required hours, work on their off days, or even ask for extra work. Most employees working minimum wage are always trying to find ways to get promoted because with a promotion comes a pay raise.
One thing about working a minimum wage job is not only about getting the money but it is also about the work experience. It can benefit you by showing that you have previous work experience from another company. Another good thing about minimum wage jobs is that
December 2010 ENG 1101 Minimum Wage Increasing the minimum wage has sparked a debate across the nation. To raise the minimum wage or to keep it as is, is the question that has been raised. Many people propose that increasing the minimum wage will benefit the economy, but this does not prove to be necessarily true. Increasing the minimum wage has, in fact, cost this nation more than it is benefiting it. One must not overlook the various effects increasing the minimum wage has on the economy. Yes…
Professor Dobie Final Persuasive Draft 23 April 2014 $7.25 equals two gallons of gas, a couple of school supplies, or a fast food meal. With this current minimum wage you must work one hour to earn these small necessities. This seems like it isn’t even worth your time right? It may seem like this, but I would have to most certainly disagree. The minimum wage should not be raised because it does not reduce poverty, it kills jobs, it leads to fewer jobs for young people, and it causes prices on nearly every…
increased the minimum wage to the equivalent of the U.S. minimum wage. It did not boost purchasing power, instead unemployment stipulated to more than 35%. Minimum wage is the talk in the white house and capitol buildings across the nation. Although raising minimum wage could help reduce poverty, the government should not raise the minimum from $7.25 to above nine dollars because it is guaranteed to create more jobless Americans and the cost of living will go up due to inflation. If minimum wage were to…
Writing Assignment 2 In Federalist Paper #51, James Madison states that “In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.” In addition, the founding fathers created the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances in order to limit the powers of government and protect individual rights. Through the separation of powers…
Technical College 28 October 2014 Minimum Wage Economically speaking, minimum wage can be denoted as “the lowest amount that employers can legally pay their workers per hour of labor” (History), and is a heavily debated between various political groups as well as economists. There are pros and cons to lowering and raising the minimum wage, even if it should be in existence in today’s economy. Pros to the inclusion of the minimum wage include that it guarantees fair wage on the minimal level, and to oppose…
Economic Impact of Minimum Wage Roughly 3.1 million workers across the United States woke up to a little New Year’s Day present on Thursday, January 1, when increases in the minimum wage took effect in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Thus increasing the total number of states with a minimum wage above the federal wage floor to 29 according the New York Times. This hike is expected to impact 3.1 million of the 3.3 million Americans who earn the minimum wage. The purpose of this paper is…
food & water) * Snow removal (If needed, just walkway) * Sunday (February 3) * Bed (must be made in A.M.) Understood Minimums that are not chores, but standards by which we live by; * Lights - If you leave a room or go to sleep, turn off the lights. * Toilets - If you use the toilet, flush the toilet. * Showers - minimum every other day, clothes and towels taken care of afterward, not left on floor. * Dirty Clothes - never left on floor, all dirty clothes…
Research Essay Minimum wage Jacob R Pettry Zane State College Minimum Wage As early as 6.00 am in a dark and cold morning of Midwest winter, a few people walking on an icy sidewalk. Under chilling wind, those people walk to a large, old building. Inside the building, the people work for repetitive, backbreaking low waged jobs. In the same day, late at night, you can see similar scene: some people walking out of the building under heavy snowstorm. Like all workers, they feel exhausted after…
Minimum wage has been around since 1938 and every since then minimum has been steadily increasing. Minimum wage increase has came to a stop since 2009 to the present day 2018. We have been sitting at $7.25 for nearly 10 years. If we calculate our current minimum wage into the earnings in 1938 it would be around $.41 cents. This raises the problem and debate that will be discussed in my research below. Can anyone live a enjoyable life making $.41 cents a hour or $7.25 a hour? Can they support their…
