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Clifton Thomas
English 111-353
Mrs. Brittany Cowan
19 Nov 2014
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printed. It shouldnt take an act of Congress to raise the minimum wage ( Lane). So if not
Congress then who? Today many poor are making only minimum wage and that is why they
feel that the wages they are making, makes them feel like they are getting slave wages, because
what little pay they get it feels like that to them. They cant buy a home, a car, or even go to the
movies or out to dinner, so a change has to come to raise the minimum wage. Seventy three
percent of Americans have voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour (Harris-Perry).
The time is now, not tomorrow but today. The poor works for little to nothing while the one
percent lives off of their work.
The argument that is against raising the minimum wage is how it would help the lower
wage workers. Would it help them and the county as a whole? Will the extra income earned by
those who keep their jobs outweigh those who could lose their jobs, if the hourly wage rate for
the poor is determine by market demand, and supply. Is $6.00 and the government raising the
minimum wage to $10.00, workers who lose their jobs will make zero income (Worstall).
Therefore those who start businesses would not be able to enter the market, because that many
other businesses could fail.
Today is the day to do right by those who work for little to nothing. No one wants work
for that little bit of money, so why should we feel they should. Lets all call or write our
congressman or congresswoman to vote to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour to give the
poor a fair wage so they can support their family and live the American dream. Isnt that what
every American wants: to live the American dream? Now there are many who dont want to
raise the minimum wage, they say they would have to be laid off from their jobs if it happens,
but they can raise their prices a little, and the government will save a lot of money by not paying
for public assistance, and that should make the minimum wage work for everyone.
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Works Cited
Harris-Perry. "Voters Approve Wage Increases in Red States." MSNBC. 9 Nov. 2014. Web. 9
Nov. 2014. <http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/voters-approve-wage-increasesin-red-states-355753539709>.
Jamieson, Dave. "Most States Will Now Have A Higher Minimum Wage Than The One Set By
Congress." Huffington Post. 11 Nov. 2014. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/05/minimum-wage-by-state_n_6110204.html>.
Lane, Charles. "It Shouldnt Take an Act of Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage." The
Washington Post. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-laneit-shouldnt-take-an-act-of-congress-to-raise-the-minimum-wage/2014/11/05/04cacfa2-651411e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html>.
Vilensky, Saul, and Michael. "Lawmakers Urged to Pass Higher Wage." The Wall Street
Journal. 11 Nov. 2014. Web. 11 Nov. 2014. http://online.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-urged-topass-higher-wage-1415756842?KEYWORDS=minimum wage
Worstall, Tim. "Forbes." The Moral Case against Raising the Minimum Wage. 6 Mar. 2014.
Web. 5 Dec. 2014. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2014/03/06/the-moral-caseagainst-raising-the-minimum-wage/>.
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