Is raising the minimum wage a good idea?

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  by T. W. Fuller

  The much overlooked problem with raising the federal minimum wage is that it either succeeds in impeding business of the means to compete within its own marketplace, or it cripp...read more

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  by Francis Palmieri

  The raising of the minimum wage is counter-productive to having a healthy and full growth economy. Artificially forcing higher return for employees in the way of higher wages on...read more

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  by Larry Head

  One could argue that it does no harm, has no negative effect on the economy, and only aspires to assist those workers starting out at the bottom. In fact these very arguments a...read more

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  by J. Young

  A low paying job is better than no job at all. Sometimes, some people have trouble finding jobs. It's unfortunate, but it's true. So, imagine excluding someone from the job...read more

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  by Lorena Bowser

  Raising the minimum wage is like playing on the teeter-totter with a feather: you push off with both feet, enjoy the fast ascent, smell the fresh air, feel the freedom, then.......read more

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  by Damien Baldino

  The minimum wage is the lowest wage that can be legally paid to an individual. At first glance, most people think raising the minimum wage is a great idea, but is it? Is it re...read more

• 7 of 19

  by John Knight II

  "Every faculty which is a receiver of pleasure has an equal penalty put on its abuse." Ralph Waldo Emerson Imagine a world where there are no negative consequences for well-i...read more

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  by Stanley Roberts

  The idea of raising the minimum wage,at least on the surface ,is a good idea. For awhile it will give the lowest wage earners a boost. It doesn't really last though. It is a te...read more

• 9 of 19

  by Mark Murphy

  Raising the minimum wage has never been a good idea. Some may argue that raising the minimum wage does no harm, but only helps out those at the bottom. Sure, on the surface it...read more

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  by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

  The idea of minimum wage had good intentions but unfortunatly, the concept has lead to an increase in inflation as supply and demand becomes tragically skewed in today's economi...read more

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  by M. Chamuel

  When we talk about wealth, we often confuse it simply with the word "money," when it has more originally to do with "well-being" or welfare. This confusion can result in the ide...read more

• 12 of 19

  by Geoffrey Pike

  The minimum wage is simply an artificial wage that is legislated by the government. It basically denies workers a job below a certain price. A minimum wage law generally hurts...read more

• 13 of 19

  by White Tiger Girl

  It's the hot button economical issue of our time, minimum wage. The entire lower echelon of the work force hopes and prays and waits for it to go up. Politicians talk about it. ...read more

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  by Michael Greaney

  The whole question of the minimum wage is a diversion from the real issue: how are ordinary people supposed to gain an adequate and secure income through their own efforts? Ove...read more

• 15 of 19

  by Daniel Jordan

  I remember my first job, sand blasting poles for ski areas. I was originally hired at minimum wage because I had zero experience. In fact I spent most of the first few days sh...read more

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  by KReisinger

  Ok, here is my thought on the subject. We raise the minimum wage, drive up costs, don't give a raise to the employees we already have, where is the benefit in all of this? Can...read more

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  by Brad Smith

  I currently live in Ohio. We raised the minimum wage by quite a bit the first of this year. My wages were 36% above the previous minimum wage. Now, those same wages are only 16%...read more

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  by Al Reilly

  As a member of society on the lower end of the scale, I would love to see the minimum wage go up. But the harsh reality is that I would only be fooling myself should that happen...read more

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  by Seth Stuck

  Sure, raising the minimum wage means that lower income families will have more, tangible cash in their hands. However, the most important thing to note about cash is that it, u...read more

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