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*Steven* |
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It's being raised, I think it's a dumb idea. What are your thoughts on the matter?
The minimum wage in Texas is 5.15$/hr. They're raising it to 7.25$/hr over the next 3 summers. I think that's kind of, unnecessary. For one, the majority of people making minimum wage are young high-school students etc. They don't stay making this wage for very long, and it's typically a starter job in which they make this money. By raising the minimum wage, no one (imo) benefits. The prices of goods go up because the employers are having to pay their employees more money and don't want to lose profit. Because of this, every day goods prices have gone up and people who don't benefit from the wage increase have to pay a larger sum of their salary/paycheck towards those every day goods. The people who are getting a higher wage (assuming they were working minimum) don't earn any more money in comparison to what they can buy. Sure the dollar amount is higher, but they have to spend more. |
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*Steven* |
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You shouldn't have to live on minimum wage. You should be making much more, even without a college background, due to age/experience. I know they prefer older people for sales over young people. I can find the exact amount, but I believe it's somewhere around 2% of adults making minimum wage. That's 2% of the population living on minimum wage. Instead of helping out those 2% (who probably deserve what they got, but not saying all do) let's raise the minimum wage so everyone has to spend more to help those 2% !!!! /sarcasm
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