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Pro- If our state raised the the minimum wage than there could be less people wondering if they would get another meal or if they could pay of there debt or house costs.
Con- if the minimum wage was put to high the small companies could go bankrupt they could out of business and they could not pay off debt or anything else or get food or anything

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Pro- If we were getting paid more money for work then we wouldn't have to worry about buying food or making house payments .
Con- The company that is paying wouldn't have as much money and may have to shut down because they lost so much money.

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Pro- Raising the minimum wage

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Pro- Raising minimum wage is a good idea for for people to cure and feed their families. According to the article "A Bigger Pay Day"

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Pro- Raising the minimum wage would be a pro because some Americans struggle and live paycheck by paycheck so the extra money would make a lot of peoples lives easier.

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Pro- Having a larger payday can be a pro because it could help citizens who barley have any money to live off of " The increase wages-topping $10 an hour in some states-offer some relief to Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic needs (Anastasia 6)
Con- Having a larger paycheck can be a con because some employees would have to be cut back in order for the business to run "..... in order to afford the increase, businesses will have to cut back on employees' hours or eliminate jobs altogether (Anastasia 6)

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Pro- Is having a higher pay check because it will help people get thing that they need. In the article, "A Bigger Payday"

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Pro-  Raising minimum wage would be a good idea, as Laura Anastasia states "...going to be used to pay for rent,to buy food, to buy medicine..."(Anastasia 7).
Con- Raising minimum wage would be a bad idea, because that one study in Seattle found that minimum wage workers actually made $125 less after minimum wage went up because their shifts were shortened, while places like McDonald's have replaced their cashiers with automatic kiosks (Anastasia 7).
I think that raising minimum wage is a bad idea as that if minimum wage is raised then companies will start cutting jobs, and raising prices making raising minimum wage a bad idea.

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Pro- Getting more money can help workers take care of their family. In the article it states "Although the federal minimum wage

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Pro- Raising minimum wages is a good idea because it would provide a little more money in their pocket. According to the article,"...research found that unemployment rates drooped in states that raised their minimum wages..."(Anastasia 7).
Con- Raising minimum wage is not a good idea because employers will shorten employees hours. According to the text,"The University of Washington found that minimum wage workers in Seattle actually made $125 less a month after their pay went up.

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pro-Getting a bigger pay check will help people get things they will need in life

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pro- Raising minimum wage would help a lot of people because when people get paid they have like a hour to get money. some people need to pay bills or insurance or need to pay rent. A lot of people were paid minimum wage for all workers. some of there jobs do 10 dollars an hour. i think that minimum wage is a bad idea.

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Pro- Getting a higher raise from there job. They can get more things when they get a higher raise. More money would be good so they can pay rent easier and more faster. They could get some things that they need, like food, clothes, and anything else they need (anastasia 7).
Con- Not everyone is happy about getting pay raises because they like having to raise up for there money. Maybe the manager doesn't like give out raises because they would loose money faster, or there boss could loose money faster. The prices of the merchandise could go up and the money that is given to the employs get less money so they can make more money.

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In the article "A bigger pay day" it talks about minimum wage pay and how they are going to raise the pay in minimum wage workers paychecks. A pro of getting more money in your paycheck is that they could use it to buy more essentials like food. A con with getting a bigger paycheck is the chance of people getting fired more often so that the company would give the money that they would normally give to the one person to someone else(Anastasia, 7). I think inflation means that more people will need jobs when there aren't many left.In my opinion I think that Companies with minimum wage should leave it the way it is because when people don't have jobs than more families go out onto the street. Even though it could give some people more money think, you wouldn't be getting more money if you don't have ajob.

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Pro- Getting a higher paycheck would make it so that people get payed more and they would have more money to buy the things that they need in life. In the article it says, "... Roosevelt wanted Americans to be paid more than "Starvation" wage so they could afford the necessities" (Anastasia 7).
Con- Getting paid more would make it so that people don't work as much as normal and that could result in bad things like this, according to the article "A Bigger Payday, "...Other businesses hire fewer people or replace entry-level workers with unpaid interns or machines" (Anastasia 7).
I think that inflation means when people get paid more and money rises in the economy.
I think that people and businesses should not raise minimum wage so that things don't just go to robots and other stuff like that just working at fast food places, and more people would then stay employed.

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Pro- Getting a bigger pay check would be good because people wouldn't have to worry about simple things that they need.  In the article it states that " It's basically going... toward me maybe having a little more to eat,"says Antwan Williams (Anastasia )6  Some people can't take care of their family because of their paycheck,  people can't afford health care to keep their family safe (Anastasia 7).
Con- Raising minimum wage could be bad because the business owner might not have enough money to afford as many employees.  If the minimum wage goes up hours would get cut so you wouldn't get much more money then you did before (Anastasia 7).
I believe it would be good to raise minimum wage because people would have to worry as much about feeding their family.

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Pro- Getting a higher payday will make life easier for workers. Raising the minimum wage would be helpful because it would put more food on a workers plate and it would pay the rent easier.
Con- Raising the minimum wage will cost the person who pays the workers more. The company that makes the money will have to make a little more money in order to pay the workers properly.

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Pro-Getting a bigger paycheck means that people will be able to pay there rent, medical bills, and other necessities.
Con-If the company gives out more money to their employees, the store isn't going to have enough money for the business.
Con-In the article "A Bigger Payday" It states, "But not everyone is happy about bigger the pay hikes. Some people fear that, in order to afford the increase , businesses will have to cut back on employees' hours or eliminate jobs altogether"(Anastasia 6).
Pro- In the article "A Bigger Payday" it states,""There are states that are still dragging their feet," says Rogelio Sáenz,, a professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio. "A federal increase in [the] minimum wage is very much necessary"(Anastasia 6 and 7)."

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Pro-  People get higher paychecks and can get more things then what their used to.  ". . . offer some relief to Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic needs" (Anastasia 6).
Con- People could lose jobs due to money loss and people could get a less of a benefit.  ". . . in order to afford the increase, businesses will have to cut back on employees' hours or eliminate jobs altogether" (Anastasia 6).
My opinion about raising minimum wage is a bad idea.  if people need more money, then they should work harder so they get a pay raise.  Inflation is when they raise the price of money.

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Pro- A pro is a person where there job is just a little bit easier and they might like doing there jobs while getting a good pay check.
Con-  is someone who hates there job and really doesn't care if they fired. and they don't get a big payday.

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Pro- “It’s basically going… toward me maybe having a little bit more to eat,” says Antwan Williams, a fast food worker from Detroit, Michigan.  His hourly pay went from $8.90 to $9.25 on January 1” (Anastasia 7).

Con- “But not everyone is happy about the pay hikes. Some people fear that, in order to afford the increase, businesses will have to cut back on employees’ hours or eliminate jobs altogether” (Anastasia 7).

I believe that raising the amount of minimum wage is a good thing for our country.  Workers will be able to provide more for their families, and will want to take pride in what they do more.

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Pro- If we raise minimum wage  would give people more money to buy food and pay there taxes with more money set aside for retirement or food.
Con- The value of money will go down and the prices of most things will go up.  Also if minimum wage goes up so do taxes

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Pro- raising minimum wage would help a lot of people. Because the people that get paid minimum wage would make a better living and could pay for there rent better.    Con- the con for raising minimum wage would be that the places would have to pay the people more money and have a higher chance of going out of business and losing all of their money. They might have to also cut there hours and raise prices (Anastasia 6)." university of Washington found that minimum wage workers in Seattle actually made $125 lass a month after their pay went up" (Anastasia 7).

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Pro- A pro to having a larger payday is workers might stay and enjoy their job a little more. "The In creased wages- topping $10 an hour in some stated- offer some relief to Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic need" (Anastasia 6)
Con- A con to having larger paydays is “But not everyone is happy about the pay hikes. Some people fear that, in order to afford the increase, businesses will have to cut back on employees’ hours or eliminate jobs altogether” (Anastasia 7).
I believe that inflation means when prices of things start to rise such as: groceries, gas, homes, cars. So basically when the market is hot. I also think that Laura Anastasia was trying to get us to believe that we should raise minimum wage.

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pro- Having a larger payday is a pro because people wouldn't have to worry so much about simple things. "the increase wages-topping $10 an hour on some states-offer some relief to Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic needs" (Anastasia 6).
Co- Having a larger paycheck isn't always a good idea, because in some places, they're replacing cashiers, with robots.

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Pro- Having a larger payday can be a pro because " The increase wages-topping $10 an hour in some states-offer some relief to Americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic needs (Anastasia 6)
Con- Having a larger paycheck can be a con because "..... in order to afford

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One pro would be many people that would get more money could help workers be able to have more money for their needs. (Anastasia 7) Like for example they could use the money for insurance , rent, food, etc.
One con would be it could cause small companies go bankrupt. Not only that it could also cause some stores or other companies to raise the prices of things like shoes, rent, etc. In the text it had said that "These are funds that are going to be used to pay rent, to buy food, to buy medicine,' Saenz says. "That money goes back into the economy" (Anastasia 7).
In conclusion, raising the minimum wage would help in some cases, but it could also lead into having people being laid off of fired to have the company able to have enough money for the other people be able to get paid. So no the companies or states should not have the minimum wage be raised. If the minimum wage were to be raised it would be very very difficult for teenagers to get a job.

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Pro - Having the minimum wage raised will help people and employees get more money in their jobs and help them provide for their families. "The increased wages - topping $10 an hour in some states - offer some relief to americans who live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to afford their basic needs (Anastatia)
Con - The wage being raised isn't a good idea. The price of everything will go up. You'll have to pay big taxes and the rent or gas price will go up. It would also cut employees that actually need the job and they can't provide for their family. The cost of rent and healthcare has risen,

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Pro- Raising minimum wage is a great idea because it will keep people from needing two jobs. This will make life better for people who work in places like Wendy's or some other fast food restaurant. "...McCDonald's, for example, started replacing cashiers with automatic kiosks last year. ..."It's made it harder for young people to... get that firs job." she [Joyce P. Jacobsen] says" (Anastasia 7). This is another point, because some fast food restaurants are replacing employees with automatic kiosks, it makes it harder for young kids trying to make a living, to find a job.

Con- However, some fast food places cannot afford the cost of paying their employees more. "Still, as economists point out, the money for higher wages has to come from somewhere" (Anastasia 7). This means that the money has to come from somewhere and the managers don't get paid as well either.

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Pro- Many people who have minimum wage paying jobs need more money for food or rent, if they are a teenager they would be able to buy things such as Christmas presents. Higher paying minimum wage jobs will assist with this. "...raising the minimum wage actually helps states too ... research found that unemployment rates dropped in states that raised their minimum wages..." (Anastasia 7).
Con- Many small businesses, such as fast food restaurants, might not be able to afford the higher minimum wages. "...some companies raise prices. Others cut employees' hours..." So, raising the salary for minimum wage might also lead to unemployment and layoffs. (Anastasia 7)
In conclusion, raising the minimum wage cost might lead to many good opportunities for people, which is why all states should do this.

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Pro - Raising minimum wage is a good idea because it will help with inflation - like rising costs of insurance or rent (Anastasia 7).
Con - Raising minimum wage is not always a good idea because according to the article, some fast food jobs like McDonald's are, " . . . replacing some cashiers with automatic kiosks . . . " (Anastasia 7).
Overall, I think that raising the minimum wage is better for our country because I think workers will take more pride in what they are doing, and may provide better service at places like fast food restaurants.