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Raising minimum wage has it's down sides and it's upsides. Many people argue that

prices would raise and the economy would become a disaster. Small business owners

would suffer the consequences as well as consumers.

Yet there are people forced to work for minimum wage. It's a crisis that's

especially prevalent in rural communities where there are few options. Even in

populated areas where rent starts at six hundred a month many people work for

minimum wage.

Unless lawmakers make changes, homelessness, poverty and hunger will become a

legacy we leave our children and grandchildren. The minimum wage issue must be

addressed, a solution must be found.

The argument that prices would skyrocket, and consumers would foot the bill,

is ludicrous. Prices are increasing on a daily basis, gas, food, electricity, water

and minimum wage has nothing to do with the problem.

Lawmakers need to address the problem and find a solution. The poverty level in

the United States is despicable. A gallon of milk costs the minimum wage earner

an hours work. A gallon and a half of gas and hours work. If we can send billions

to help impoverished countries, why can't we help our own hard working citizen's?

If raising minimum wage would make prices go up, why are they going up

without a raise increase? Many questions no solutions. It's time American's took

a stand and speak up, before we become the impoverished country seeking aid from

other countries. Solutions need to be found, and we are paying good tax dollars

for elected officials to find those solutions.

I think with diligent research, discussions, and some creative mathematics

wages could be raised. Americans need hope. Our economy is failing and unless

wages increase, it will continue to fail.

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