https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b en-us 2019-03-25 03:33:33 UTC 2026-01-17 06:09:28 UTC hello@padlet.com jmazrimas https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344683020 -Minimum wage is the lowest amount of money an employer can give an employee by law
-Right now the federal minimum wage is set at $7.25 an hour and was put into affect on July 24, 2009.
-The US is debating on whether we should raise minimum wage for the better of the country
-As of now, many Americans are faced with this issue due to not having enough money to support themselves or their families]]> 2019-03-25 05:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344683020 jmazrimas https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344686918 -In the year of 2011, a recorded 3.8 million people were working for minimum wage 
-Statistics from the Congressional Budget Office approximated that raising the minimum wage to $10.10 would get over 900,000 people out of poverty
-According to the U.S. of Labor Statistics an employee working 40 hours a week at minimum wage earns about $15,080 dollars every year
-This is not enough money for people to support their families and will lead people to being under the poverty line]]> 2019-03-25 06:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344686918 jmazrimas https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344793796 By: Matthew Russo
Jacob Mazrimas]]> 2019-03-25 13:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344793796 mrusso22 https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344794445 -If minimum wage is raised, one of a financially challenged family have basic needs.
-Raising minimum wage will allow people to spend more, therefore raising demand for more jobs
-If raising minimum wage, it allows more money to be spent, therefore greatly helping the economy
-When raising minimum wage, it allows workers and the economy to better be line with inflation

]]> 2019-03-25 13:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344794445 jmazrimas https://padlet.com/jmazrimas/9zuei6ivrj5b/wish/344794488 -It will lift many people out of poverty
-Reduce Income Inequality
(The average CEO makes 933 times a minimum wage worker)
-Due to inflation caused from the depression many years ago, America lost about 8.1% of its purchasing power whenever the wage was changed in 2011 to $7.25

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