Issue #2 Boosting the Minimum

Many people are not happy with the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage would increase the amount of money for many families. Raising it would hopefully decrease the amount of people who are in poverty. Congress passed a war funding bill in May 2007. This bill included raising minimum wage. There is still disputes over minimum wage. People who want to raise minimum wage argue that even with the raise before people are still living in poverty. They argue that boosting the minimum wage would benefit many people with in turn would boost the economy as a whole. They also think that the wage increase should not have been tied to tax cuts because businesses get tax cuts a lot. People who are against raising minimum wage say it is counterproductive. They say that it only affects a small percentage of the workforce so it does not have a big effect of lowering poverty. They also say that teenagers make up half of the people who receive minimum wage and they are not living in poverty. They say that raising minimum wage will cause businesses to spend more which will lead to cuts which will lead to people not having jobs. They also say that a better way to go about this is to expand the EITC.

I think that the minimum wage should be increased. I know that for me minimum wage is not enough I am 18 and I have bills to pay. It is also not fair to pay someone who doesn't do more than sit in a chair all day more, and someone who does hard labor less. Here is Nancy Pelosi's view on minimum wage: http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Feb05/ProsperityJobs.html



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