Minimum Wage Options

[*Steven*]

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.

[kimmytree]

^ That's funny. There's just as many adult women working for minimum wage as 16 - 24 year olds, according to your chart. I think that proves my point, that the minimum wage does need to be increased. Most adult women that are working for such a low wage isnt working just for the heck of it - they're doing it to support their family. The current minimum wage isnt enough to do that, especially if a woman is a single mother. For someone working for minimum wage and working full time, that's only like $250 - $300 a week, and just over $1,000 a month. And then only $12,000 a year. That's sad.