Should minimum wage rise?

Answer 1

Yes it hasn't gone up for some time now. Maybe .75C-$1.00 will do. No more then $1.50

Answer 2

Yes. Minimum wage needs to go up because the costs of living are going up and if a parent is only able to make minimum wage of $5.50 an hour, its not much, it only amounts to about $200-$300 a week...hardly enough to pay for a months worth of groceries. Because of gas too. Gas is constantly skyrocketing and then going down a few cents before goign back down. When I first got my car in 2004 it only cost me $11-$15 to fill from a quarter of a tank. Now it costs $24! Tha'ts double what it was two years ago. And food prices are raising as well as home costs. (Here most houses go for $400,000 or more. High land values.) I think that the minimum wage should be uped to $6.50 or more to concide with the higher cost of living

Answer 3

Of course. All the arguments against it are bogus. When it was last raised (when was it, 20 years ago?), none of the slippery slope catastrophes predicted occurred. No business shut downs, no inflation, nothing. The only thing that happens is that you have happier, more productive workers. At the rate we're going, the minimum hourly wage will soon equal the cost of a gallon of gasoline! Those opposed to raising the minimum wage will then rejoice. They are self-centered moralistic hypocrites. The current minimum wage is immoral, it is a monument to the cheapness and greed of the Republicans who refuse to even consider raising it. A 12 year old 6th grader earns more to mow his Republican Daddy's lawn! Entry level jobs should not equate to near slavery. So, spit on their hamburgers if they pay you minimum wage!!!

Answer 4

The current minimum wage is not a living wage but it never was meant to be. It is an entry level wage. Every time you artificially raise the minimum wage you raise the price of everything. Fewer people are hired. Your rent goes up. The cost of food goes up. That is why you can`t afford to live in NYC anymore.

Economics is no longer taught in public school so I can understand your confusion.

If your going to raise a family on $7 an hour, it isn`t enough so why not $9 an hour. but that is barely enough so how about $12? As you might see it never stops as the price of everything goes up so must you raise the "living wage" again.
Great for Politicians to run on but it does nothing but raise the cost of living of everyone, including the minimum wage earner.

Entry level jobs are not careers, they can lead to careers but they are not careers. They are seasonal hire and MC Donalds burger cooks. If that is your career you need to go back to school, the GOV. will pay for it.

Answer 5

Yes, it should. The current minimum wage is not a living wage. Minimum wage should at least be increased enough for the total to be above the poverty line in the US. More minimum wage employers should also offer health care at a cheap rate if they want to keep their employees at work.

Answer 6

I have mixed feelings on this one! Every time minimum wages go up, there are price increases on everything. Therefore, the cost of living goes up, so the poor people are no better off than before the raises. The rich get richer because their professions allow increases in salary to offset the higher cost of living. Large businesses can raise prices to increase profits because of the higher cost of products. See, it is just a vicious circle, poor people are in the same situation as they have always been, barely surviving. Rich people are richer than ever with fatter bank accounts than ever. So, it really is a double-edged sword! There needs to be something done that will help poor people but not add to the riches of the wealthy. But, that will never happen as long as we continue to put the rich in political positions. They don't know what it is like to worry about feeding their children, or being able to pay for utilities. They will never have to worry about where they will live when the bank forecloses on their house because they have lost a job, and can't find another due to all American jobs going to other countries. So, instead of raises, maybe we need to just get rid of the politicians that have caused all these problems. Now, that sounds like a great plan to me. We need to stand up for the poor of this country and help every American have a full belly and a warm bed to sleep in tonight.

Answer 7

Yes The minimum wage should also stay up with the cost of living expense

Answer 8

No. The prices will go up on everything because people are "making more money". Ones earning above minimum wage won't earn more but will still have to pay higher prices.
The gov't raises minimum wage to bring in more tax money.

Answer 9

Why?
Just as soon as minimum wage goes up:

1.) Employers cut employee hours
2.) Every business raises it's prices

Some things never change.
Maybe a better question is why doesn't the government put a moratorium on basic needs items so people can afford the bare necessities.

Answer 10

Minimum wage should increase, SSI benefits should be more restrictive and more assistance to the working poor should be given, like a government ran or subsidized childcare. When someone on SSI with food, insurance, housing assistance and monthly stipend average around $18,000 a year minimum wage should be atleast $8.50.
Email you state congressman and complain. Taxation without representation is why the US left England.

Answer 11

Definatley! I live in New york and minimum wage is $6.15 here. It is going up a whole dollar. But still with the gas prices being so high along with the cost of living it should be risen to at least $10.00 an hour. No one can afford to live in new york anymore. It really sucks!