Minimum Wage?

Question

Is the minimum wage (as set by the federal government) unconstitutional? I can't find the worlds "MInimum Wage" in it, and it would therefore be prohibited by the 10th Amendment. Please don't patronize me with the general welfare argument, because it does not benefit the general welfare, it benefits (if that's how you want to see it) the welfare of a minority of the population. Also, should the government tell private businesses how they should be run? Please answer the question directly.

Answer 1

The 10th amendment? Is that still in the Constitution? Ha Ha Ha. That's a funny one. My friend, we are living in a post liberty feudal system. All of us are serfs of the Federal Reserve with the Federal Government serving as a proxy master for us. America was fun while it lasted.

Answer 2

I believe in theory you may be right but your not going to get far with it on the wage issue. Min wage is there to protect workers from business exploitation.

How sure are you that private business will do the right thing for the people ? Industry, like any other intuition, needs some oversight. Not to tell them what to do but If business can get away with anything they will.
Not a proponent of bigger gov just better gov.

Answer 3

they do no longer comprehend economics. they have self belief that merely passing a regulation will advance the favored of residing for the unfavourable. whilst it does the choice. once you advance the minimum salary all you should anticipate are a cut back in hours and advance in cost and persons will lose genuine earnings. If the minimum salary exchange into repealed- it may be logical to anticipate a minimum of beginning pay could drop even however this could convey approximately decrease fees and unemployment.

Answer 4

I don't think it is technically unconstitutional, but it is definitely against the principle freedom, which the Constitution was written to protect.

Furthermore, it is just plain bad policy. Instead of a company hiring 4 people for $2.50 per hour, they can only hire 2 people for $5.00 per hour. Sure, you doubled the income of 2 people, but you put 2 people completely out of work. It doesn't make sense on principle (freedom) and it doesn't make sense economically (unemployment, artificially high wages, high cost of goods, impair competition).

It's a sign of how very bad our school system is that anybody supports a minimum wage. Anybody with a real education can figure out that it's bad.

Answer 5

Actually, it's the state's right to determine what level minimum wage should be at. Although I don't know the average nation wide, I do know it varies depending on what state you live in. Minimum wage is $7.50 an hour in California. I know it's cheaper in other states such as Texas and Oklahoma because costs of living are much lower.

Answer 6

Not a beneficial act, but it is not unconstitutional.

See the "Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007". http://www.a2dvoices.com/realitycheck/commentary/minimumwage.html

Answer 7

The minimum wage should be raised to about $10 an hour.The reason there is a minimum wage is if they didn't have one employers would try to get away with paying even lower wages.This is why they hire illegals,but that's another topic.

Answer 8

If you are right, there is nothing you can do about it. To challenge the constitutionality of any law, it costs millions of dollars and years going through the various courts.
There is no money to be made by anyone challenging the law, so no ever does.

Answer 9

There should be a minimun wage to protect employees, it should cover the minimal costs of life which at the moment doesn't so many people need a second job on top of that just to survive.

Answer 10

No its not, because the people set the laws and we appoint the people. and when your paying someone $7 and hour it should be raised.