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@9GKC2NX 2yrs2Y
Minimum wage needs to be enough that someone working 40 hours a week at that wage can afford housing, transportation, food and health care without needing government assistance. Wages lower than that threshold essentially promote government subsidization of employers
@9GLP9H3Republican2yrs2Y
if minimum wage is an issue find another job; there are so many opportunities. raising the minimum wage would raise inflation.
@9GKZP7F2yrs2Y
I agree but someone with a big family should not be working a job that has minimum wage so I do not think it should be raised.
@9GKCTJQ2yrs2Y
Minimum wage needs to be abolished because it forces small businesses to comply, and since smaller businesses cant keep up with it, it makes them go out of business while big business can grow and become monopolies.
@9WR32F86mos6MO
California did it, rising from §10 / h to §15 / h.
In the first year, minimum wage increased by §1 / h for big business, and the following year §1 / h for small businesses, on the idea that people going to work at large businesses have lunch, get dry cleaning, etc, at small ones, which is how they'd be able to afford it in the second year.
@9GC2374 2yrs2Y
people cant live off of minimum wadge, the price of food alone is outrageous, the housing market, HUD doesn't even give people the amount of money to find a house that is halfway decent or has working anything. how are we supposed to live on a dollar a day when some of us need more food because of a medical condition. most people cant even get AN APPLE with one dollar because apples are like five friggen dollars. why are we made to live like this, but others get to live lavish lives where they get anything and everything they want?
@9GC53TF2yrs2Y
I agree with this comment, taxes and inflation have been on the rise without, any raise in pay to accommodate or make living manageable.
A higher minimum wage could stimulate economic growth. When people have more disposable income, they're likely to spend more, and this increased demand can ignite business growth and potentially lead to job creation. Moreover, adequate compensation can improve workers' morale and productivity, which can benefit businesses in the long run.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution9mos9MO
You're not a libertarian. Libertarians know that the minimum wage does nothing but outlaw jobs.
@9GC57BJ2yrs2Y
They should increase it or how else would they pay for rent, bills, taxes, food supplies, and needs? And if they have kids, how would they feed them or pay any of those with one dollar?!
@FearlessCoatiRepublican2yrs2Y
Consider the potential inflationary effects of increasing the federal minimum wage. For example, businesses might have to raise prices to compensate for higher labor costs, making everyday goods and services more expensive for everyone, including those on minimum wage. In fact, a Congressional Budget Office report estimated that a $15 minimum wage could result in 1.3 million lost jobs. Instead, how about we explore alternative solutions like expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to help low-income families without the risk of job loss?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution9mos9MO
Then just raise the minimum wage to one million dollars an hour and all our problems would be solved, by that line of reasoning. Except that, and any increase in the minimum wage, would make everything astronomically worse. Businesses would be forced to raise their prices even higher, lay off hundreds of thousands or millions even of workers, and cut corners in all possible areas
@9S8MS8CRepublican9mos9MO
The minimum wage is not meant to be for living off of; it’s for teenagers to get a sense of what working is like. If your job isn’t paying enough, go find another one—there are billions of jobs available. If you raise the minimum wage now, companies will just raise the prices of their products, which will make it even harder for poor people to afford things. It just ends up screwing over poor people and smaller businesses. Smaller businesses will not have enough money, and it does nothing but harm everyone. So, no, it shouldn’t be raised.
@9GBZCXB 2yrs2Y
Its logical to raise minimum wage right along with the cost of living. How can you live off a low minimum wage if your cost of living is two times more than what you make.
@9S8MS8CRepublican 9mos9MO
The minimum wage is not meant to be for living off of; it’s for teenagers to get a sense of what working is like. If your job isn’t paying enough, go find another one—there are billions of jobs available. If you raise the minimum wage now, companies will just raise the prices of their products, which will make it even harder for poor people to afford things. It just ends up screwing over poor people and smaller businesses. Smaller businesses will not have enough money, and it does nothing but harm everyone. So, no, it shouldn’t be raised.
@9GKZF7B 2yrs2Y
i think it should go up cause people can work 10 hours a day for 5-6 days a week and and barely be making it by
@9GL35N6Peace and Freedom 2yrs2Y
Yes! Minimum wage should definitely be increased! This person has a really good point and they're right. The economy today is crazy expensive. Many people are living paycheck to paycheck, or others have many jobs at once barely making it. It doesn't make sense how jobs pay very little when the economy is not very affordable.
@9GL2DPD2yrs2Y
Yes very true you can be making 16 an hour and making barley making almost $2000 but because inflation is going up it's harder to get by because your income is the same but prices are going up.
@9GJF3HZ 2yrs2Y
Increased reason to work, which will lower the unemployment rates and generate more money for the economy.
@9GJFMFL2yrs2Y
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People should be able to provide for themselves in whatever job they can get, and if the government were to increase the minimum wage, people would be making more money to provide for themselves.
@9GXRYJ41yr1Y
Minimum wage needs to be enough that someone working 40 hours a week at that wage can afford housing, transportation, food and health care without needing government assistance. Wages lower than that threshold essentially promote government subsidization of employers
@9GSNHJJ1yr1Y
minimum wage back in the 1900s was able to buy multiple mcchickens. Now, a minimum wage worker can barely buy one mcchicken. Inflation has caused the value of money to drop, but the minimum wage has not been raised to counteract this.
Many people in the US are already struggling to live off of minimum wage, removing it entirely would make life much more difficult on these people. This would also decrease the average pay, in a society where people, even those living on higher than minimum wage, strugglr to live.
@9H384281yr1Y
They should increase the minimum wage along with inflation and it should be able to support someone for their life.
@9GYF5N71yr1Y
People are losing their passion to work because they are not making enough to support themselves and their families. Making the Minimum Wage higher would inspire people to keep their jobs and make enough money to support themselves and their loved ones.
@9FBRQZZ2yrs2Y
Yes the federal minim wage should increase due to all the other little outcomes that come from the ordinary people who be working minimum wage pay cheeks due to just one work position you dont get enough money to survive as an adult due to everything you have to pay everywhere nowadays that people have to work 2-3 more jobs. All that hard work and time you waste for the money that gonna go back right to the bills we owe. People sacrifice a lot for it since its the easiest to get a job and make some money but not to survive a good life to work 1 minimum wage paying job. So them increasing the… Read more
Minimum wage needs to be enough that someone working 40 hours a week at that wage can afford housing, transportation, food and health care without needing government assistance. Wages lower than that threshold essentially promote government subsidization of employers
@9GT3GVF1yr1Y
Younger people such as students or young adults (and likely your children) will have to start from somewhere, and most likely where they start will not be enough to survive college and or living fees.
@9G8NR2L 2yrs2Y
The cost of living is different in every state. The federal government should not be able to place a one size fits all wage on each person. There has to be room for adaptations.
@9G8R4D52yrs2Y
Fit the federal minimum wage for the lowest cost of living. This leaves the states room to fluctuate there minimum wage and the federal minimum wage can always be changed later if things change.
@9G8QKDX2yrs2Y
There should be room for adaptations, however not because every state has a different cost of living, does that mean that every person has different needs. Employees that work at minimum wage cannot afford basic necessities like childcare, healthcare, housing, and transportation.
In more modern times, everything is more expensive, and to the point of many going homeless, or being poor, even if they're making a decent amount of money annually.
the average minimum wage job pays 15.50 an hour, ask any adult if that is enough to pay off a car, school, and vacations. most likely the answer to that question will always be a no.
@9F9L7CPIndependent2yrs2Y
A lot of minimum wage jobs such as waiters, cashiers and baggers at stores work long hours to practically get robbed by the government letting these stores pay them such a small wage. It’s a form of modern day slavery that these people get paid barely enough money to even pay rent especially with housing prices being ridiculously high and continue to increase.
@9GV5SB61yr1Y
I think the minimum wage should be enough to support anyone. It doesn't matter if they never get a "prestigious" job and stay at that minimum wage job for the rest of their life, they should be able to support themselves.
@9FP45QY2yrs2Y
Our society and country would collapse instantaneously with lack of empathy. We should support any hardworking person who spends 40hrs a week at work with proper pay. Base pay should be enough for one person to have an apartment to themselves and buy enough food for themselves. No hardworking individual should starve or struggle with paying for a home. Our country survives off the hard work of all individuals. Without them many businesses wouldn’t be who they are today.
@9GY6SMLIndependent1yr1Y
Minimum wage should be able to support someone's life such as housing, transportation, food, and more.
@9GSWCKW1yr1Y
Given the context of inflation, the current U.S. minimum wage does not provide enough for people to survive in the current day.
@9GPDMTQ1yr1Y
I wanna buy more stuff also inflation is through the roof making everything more expensive and my pay isnt going up so its just making everything harder
@9H37W5T1yr1Y
"If the minimum wage had been raised at the same pace as productivity growth since the late 1960s, it would be over $24 an hour today." -epi.org
The minimum wage should be aligned with housing costs, it should be enough to keep workers on their feet.
@9H28XQY1yr1Y
People working on minimum wage have barely enough money for food let alone a house or an apartment for their family and some have to pay child support and for medicine, insurance doesn't cover.
@9GV8ZG81yr1Y
Minimum wage shouldn't leave people constantly worrying about money, food, or having to pick up other jobs.
Yes, many people have bills to pay and it’s not fair that we are treated unfairly and overworked without stop.
@9F9L9B62yrs2Y
Studies have shown that raising the minimum wage can reduce income inequality and lift workers out of poverty. It can also stimulate consumer spending, leading to economic growth. Additionally, research suggests that a higher minimum wage can improve worker productivity and reduce turnover, benefiting both employees and businesses.
@9GXSFCX1yr1Y
Economists have also linked higher wages to better physical and mental health and reduced “decision fatigue,” leading to higher productivity. Raising the minimum wage reduces turnover. Higher wages lead to lower employee turnover, resulting in reduced recruiting and training costs.
They should increase the minimum wage. The lower class pays most of the taxes and make the least amount of money. From the start it seems like they only should fail.
@9F9PB9MRepublican2yrs2Y
people work 40 hours a week just to get less than 500 dollars on their pay check and then they have to pay bills and when they are done with bills they only have less than 50 dollars for themselves
@9FGZNJW2yrs2Y
Then work more than 40 hours: work a part-time job, find a way to earn passive income, if you feel you are being under-paid then apply for a job or position with better pay or ask for a raise. No one is going to just give things to you. This isn't a charity. Just about everyone has worked a minimum wage job at some point in their life, those of us who got sick of it used it as a stepping stone (which it should be viewed as) and those who were complacent decided to stick around, not developed skills, not seek better opportunities. Life is all about decisions, sure there is luck as well, but you make the most of the cards you've been dealt. Read Man's Search for Meaning if you think you have it rough.
Minimum wage is not liveable, most americans one minumum wage have to have to full time jobs to meet their basic expenses.
@9HDT7KY1yr1Y
Due to inflation minimum wage should be increased. The prices for most products and goods are very expensive and the cost to live even paycheck to paycheck isn’t enough for minimum wage.
@9F89JBJRepublican2yrs2Y
Since prices, like gas and grocery stores are going up in prices. People who are working , minimum wage should be getting payed more so they can afford food, gas and pay their bills.
@9GSRPMW1yr1Y
After taxes 5 dollars an hour is just unlivable 5 dollars is gonna buy you a water nowadays and you work an 8 hour shift and make 40 bucks that is a half a tank of gas I mean it is just unreasonable.
Most people with minimum wage jobs are in large companies and the food or retail industry and we deal with the public so yeah it's already bad fricken enough being underpaid to deal with rude people!
@9F956B42yrs2Y
Since 1965, average home values have skyrocketed a 118% increase meanwhile median household income has only increased 15% since 1965. This is partially the reason why so many people in America still live with their parents (average age is 34 for first time home buyers in the US currently)
@9FN8QC32yrs2Y
There are plenty of teenagers in this country who get jobs and start to save up for college, they got to college and have to pay for gas and living expenses and a job that pays $7.25 an hour isn't going to cut it.
@9FPKWTP2yrs2Y
I'd say that the people being paid minimum wage need more money so that they can start to see what it's like to support a family
@9FR25Y82yrs2Y
The average price for a home in 1950 was just $12,000, while the average price for a home today is upwards of $225,000. That's quite a jump! The housing market has seen an unpredictable rise and fall throughout history.
@9GVHBBM1yr1Y
I think we should raise minimum wage because with today's society and all the spending on gas being eight dollars and grocery stores going up so much and prices people should be making more money. Just insane themselves with living off basic needs.
@9FNK3PN2yrs2Y
Yes, there are students and people in general who work because they want the money but others actually need the money.
@9G5R9K2Progressive2yrs2Y
The minimum wage is supposed to be a livable wage for everyone, and everything is already rising yet the minimum wage hasn't changed. Just places starting pay raising and we're lucky for that.
@9FZKTSZ2yrs2Y
Someone having to raise a family or pay rent food and all necessities in this world does not have enough money if getting paid less than 20$ an hour its not possible.
@9G29WCD2yrs2Y
higher earnings would improve the overall standard of living for minimum wage workers by providing them with a more appropriate income level to handle the cost of living increases.
@9G2FKJ22yrs2Y
I agree because their wold be less poverty and i think that less poverty means less crimes and violence. I feel like a lot of violence happens due to poor living situations putting people in a state of survival. Meaning people will do whatever they need to do to live a basic life.
@9F8CGG82yrs2Y
Some people with low-paying jobs have kids and/or a big family and need to take care of them and its hard living paycheck to paycheck or barely that.
@9H4MTLZ1yr1Y
The minimum wage living conditions in the US are much better than other countries. While I do agree that the minimum wage should be raised, people who live off minimum wage do still live in livable conditions.
@9FBV6392yrs2Y
Minimum wage allows people to have a hourly rate payed. If we had no minimum wage some businesses would take control.
@9H3L89BProgressive1yr1Y
If I'm gonna be going to a college that costs 40k per year AT THE VERY LEAST I'm going to need more than minimum wage.
@9GDY64P2yrs2Y
Everything is getting more expensive, and you are already getting taxed on your wage so it should increase. People will become poor and won't be able to live.
@9GDZHMVRepublican2yrs2Y
If the Minimum Wage were to get raised it would make the cost of living go way up: for the Minimum Wage to go up companies have to make more money to keep the same numbers.
@9GDZCLB2yrs2Y
I agree. Things are super expensive, and the inflation is getting worse. In order to survive we need a better wage.
@9GB235CCA Common Sense2yrs2Y
higher earnings would improve the overall standard of living for minimum wage workers by providing them with a more appropriate income level to handle the cost of living increases.
@9FTX4FD2yrs2Y
minimum wage is important because poeple should be making what theyre working for. its unfair to not get paid what you deserve.
@9H4V9P91yr1Y
the prices of things always rise, and usually so does the minimum wage so that people can still survive with what they are getting,
@9FRT5592yrs2Y
If minimum raise were to increase that means the price of everything would increase too. Inflation...
@9FLMYGT2yrs2Y
It goes without saying that we should do our best to make supporting one's family a widely accessible goal.
@9H3KYHS1yr1Y
We have one of the lowest minimum wages in the country which makes no sense because we are one of the most expensive countries to live in.
Its logical to raise the minimum wage right along with the cost of living. How can you live off a low minimum wage if your cost of living is two times more than what you make.
@9FRWL3R2yrs2Y
People who live off minimum wage will have tough life if they cant afford gas, groceries, house or even a car
While, yes, some people, such as me, a teenager, get a minimum wage job for experience, I also have my job because I need to save money for college. No, I'm not raising a family, but I am working to save up for my future. I'm not working for fun, I'm working to fund my post high school education.
@9H4NPWS1yr1Y
Minimum wage needs to be enough that someone working 40 hours a week at that wage can afford housing, transportation, food and health care without needing government assistance. Wages lower than that threshold essentially promote government subsidization of employers
@9FV8ZDR2yrs2Y
Minimum wage is hardly enough for some people. They can't even pay their bills and have to live with another person
@9FLMKDQ2yrs2Y
because the minimum wage was set so many years ago we should be able to change it because rising inflation
@9FRD6HR2yrs2Y
I think it would be good so more people can feel more comfortable that they have money so they can eat and pay bills.
Corporations that don't need the money can give it to their bottom-line employees who are struggling to live on low wages.
Raising the minimum wage would benefit communities across the country. Because underpaid workers spend much of their extra earnings, this injection of wages will help stimulate the economy and spur greater business activity and job growth.
@9FRLHS32yrs2Y
i feel like every item in life there is a cost and there getting higher and higher every year so one way to solve that is get the minimum wage up to 16.25 i feel like thats a reasonable price
@9FVLQGX2yrs2Y
Simply raising the minimum wage can improve the standard of living for most Americans. With everything currently rising in price it wouldn't hurt to get payed a little more.
@9FM2BQ92yrs2Y
Factory workers are tirelessly working every single day for low pay. They do it because they don't have a fantastic education or they haven't been given the opportunities that every citizen in America should be given. We must support those that our government ignores, therefore, raise the minimum-wage, show our thanks, and reintroduce the US as a positive example to the world.
It isn't bad or wrong to help somebody if you vote to get a higher minimum wage it'll be like holding a door for somebody its just something you do without thinking a act of kindness
To pace with inflation, today’s minimum wage would need to be $12.04/hour to be on par with minimum wage in 1970.
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
Furthermore, if min wage had also kept up with productivity since then, it would be over $20/hr.
@9H2528L1yr1Y
Lets say you are 16 and you want to get a job, you have that job and you eventually get a car, now you have to pay for gas and the cost per gallon is 3.85 that will cost you a lot to fill your tank. This is why the minimum wage should be raised
People should be able to live off of a minimum wage job but even if you disagree with that, given how much inflation has increased, minimum wage should increase proportionately.
people are failing to pay their bills and taxes because of the low minimum wage from big corporations
@9H3LGBN1yr1Y
The minimum wage shouldn’t be a perfect living wage, but rather a starting wage. The minimum set wage should be based on the living expenses based in the poorest State. It should also be reviewed and changed every fiscal year to address the changing value of the USD.
@9GLGYMX2yrs2Y
people cant live off of minimum wage, the price of food alone is outrageous, the housing market, HUD doesn't even give people the amount of money to find a house that is halfway decent or has working anything. how are we supposed to live on a dollar a day when some of us need more food because of a medical condition. most people cant even get AN APPLE with one dollar because apples are like five friggen dollars. why are we made to live like this, but others get to live lavish lives where they get anything and everything they want?
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