https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce Should it be raised? Why or Why not? en-us 2021-04-15 18:44:26 UTC 2021-04-22 20:23:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://media0.giphy.com/media/5e22CwMaD4oMSk3Qpc/giphy.gif tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1427101505 So my cousin lives in Alabama which he gets paid $7.25/ hour.  So I asked him, "Do you think minimum wage should be increased to 15/ hour, and why?".  He responded, " I don't think it needs to be increased that high because people need to know they have to work for what they want because giving an 17/18 year old 15/hour working at McDonalds isn't teaching them handwork that to elevate in a job is to start off small and work your way up.  But I do think it needs to be increased because the US bases minimum wage off of people working two jobs.  Meaning if a person lives somewhere in TN they need to work two jobs just to have a livable wage.  The country demands too much for people but they do this to control there people".  So I agree 100% with his statement, and one thing I would add is that when they demand a lot from their citizens they give some people little close to nothing in return in certain parts of the country. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1427101505 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1427179567 So she lives in California which she gets 15/hour.  I also asked her, "Do you think minimum wage should be increased to 15/ hour in other states, and why?"  So she responded with, "Minimum wage reflects the cost of living in each state, but she does think it needs to be raised to add wiggle room to citizens in all states.  I don't think it's fair to give minimum wage that's barely enough to live off of.  We should want out citizens to make enough to live in comfort and not struggle in making there monthly rent".  This statement is agreeable because think about the families who have like 3 or 4 kids but get paid nearly nothing.  I understand that they live in a different state and cost is different but people should be able to live in comfort wherever they go. ]]> 2021-04-16 20:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1427179567 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1434822273 Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt and joblessness - Providence Business News (pbn.com)]]> 2021-04-19 19:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1434822273 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1434824580 19 Major Pros and Cons of Raising Minimum Wage to $15 | FutureofWorking.com]]> 2021-04-19 19:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1434824580 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1439485462 Senator Sanders thinks that "A $7.25 an hour federal minimum wage is a starvation wage, in announcing the bill Tuesday. No person in America can make it on $8, $10, or $12 an hour. In the United States of America, a job must lift workers out of poverty, not keep them in it". Which is totally true. Maybe in like the early 1900's you could have a minimum wage like that because things didn't cost much then but nowadays you can't live off of that. ]]> 2021-04-20 18:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1439485462 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1439611703 50% of Republicans support increasing wage but only 16% want to increase it to 15/hour.  35% thinks it needs to be 11/hour]]> 2021-04-20 19:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1439611703 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1440155993 Increasing minimum wage would decrease the number of people in poverty by 1.3 million ]]> 2021-04-20 22:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1440155993 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1443843926 A minimum wage increase would help to reduce race and gender inequality]]> 2021-04-21 17:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1443843926 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444880420 A $15 minimum wage would help to re-establish the U.S. middle class.]]> 2021-04-21 23:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444880420 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444881689  A higher minimum wage would put more spending power into the economy.]]> 2021-04-21 23:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444881689 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444924585 https://twitter.com/SenJohnThune/status/1364715054743105536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1364715054743105536%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2F02%2F25%2Fsenators-dont-want-raise-minimum-wage-since-it-was-enough-when-things-were-way-cheaper%2F]]> 2021-04-21 23:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1444924585 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445030145 He opposed a $15 federal minimum wage and instead proposed $11/hour.  He said, "I'm supportive of basically having something that's responsible and reasonable.

]]> 2021-04-22 00:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445030145 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445325028 Bernie Sanders closes in on $15 minimum wage (msn.com)]]> 2021-04-22 02:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445325028 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445327356 Senators don’t want to raise the minimum wage because it was enough when things were way cheaper - The Washington Post]]> 2021-04-22 02:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445327356 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445330491 https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/sanders-to-re-introduce-15-minimum-wage-bill-in-first-week-of-new-congress/]]> 2021-04-22 02:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445330491 tylerblue2 https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445333389 Majority Of Republicans Support Increasing Minimum Wage, Poll Finds (forbes.com)]]> 2021-04-22 02:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerblue2/oln8ml5fdhdwtfce/wish/1445333389