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In my opinion, I did not think the minimum wage increase was a good idea when it was proposed for many reasons, but my main reasoning being it may create job loss and general inconvenience for many people, for example, grocery stories that are open for 24 hours may not be able to pay overnight staff, this will not only make people lose their jobs, but this will be an inconvenience to the customers that will not be able to make it there during the daytime.

Jocelyn

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When Minimum wage goes up

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Original amount - new amount divided by original amount x 100%

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Costs for everything else will go up as well.

-Tj

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I do not think it is right for minimum wage to go up because once minimum wage goes up, others who were originally getting paid more than minimum wage will need to have their pays raised two. This will make it a struggle for small business who are looking to hire employees at minimum wage. Raising minimum wage will not help many people since with pay raise will come the prices of other things to raise to compensate for it. I do not believe raising minimum wage will put us any further ahead.

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I think minimum wage and student wage should rise in january because some of the minimum  wage jobs are hard work,  and i feel that the wage isnt good enough for what it is right now.
- hanna

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i think the increase of minimum wage is a bad idea because the cost of food and living is going to go up and people are already struggling to keep a house and pay a mortgage and keep food on the table as a family. single parents and just starting 18-20 year olds arent gunna be able to afford to work and pay for an apartment car insurance food and any other expenses

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minimum-wage increases are likely going to reduce employment and increase poverty, particularly for the low-income families that the governments are seeking to help