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This article talks about the ways minimum wage is nearly the same or less even when raised. It is shown that the cost of living goes up each year. This means that when we get a dollar raise prices inflate making that dollar not any more valuable. one phrase they said that I liked is that the ink doesn't get a chance to dry before it loses value.

This was exactly my thought when minimum wage was raised. What was the point if the cost of living just keeps rising and faster then the minimum wage? Working for $10 an hour after taxes and insurance take home pay won't help if the cost of milk is almost $3 maybe $2 when on sale.

This is an interesting article. While the cost of living goes up all the time, every time minimum wage goes up employers are forced to pay their employees more so they have to charge more for their services which in turn raises the cost of living.

The Pdf that is placed by the ABI states that when taxes are increased jobs in the hospitality industry are lost. Raising the taxes is not efficient way to raise money. Over 40% of the price of alcohol is tax! This is not a proven deterrent

Christos Makridis, the author of this article, through his research has discovered that raising the minimum wage does not improve the issue of inequality in America, but that it has a negative impact on the workers it attempts to help. The author explains this negative impact by giving examples such as employers reducing hours which causes a lack of skill development due to lack of hours, also employers will not be able to have many incentives for new employees. The author suggested ways for reducing inequality in the latter half of his article by giving business more freedom in determining the wages and that businesses would educate their employees in an effort to increase their profitability and thus raising the wages of their employees.

Raising awareness of social injustices women around the world have faced and still face today. March 8th is celebrated as International womens day.

Raising awareness of social injustices women around the world have faced and still face today. March 8th is celebrated as International womens day.

If parents are unsure about letting their kids join extracurricular activities at school, be assured that is a wise choice. Some reasons include: time management, commitment, and raising self esteem.

If parents are unsure about letting their kids join extracurricular activities at school, be assured that is a wise choice. Some reasons include: time management, commitment, and raising self esteem.

Census Bureau report confirms that wages are stagnant and raising the minimum wage will not benefit the US.

The author, Michael Salesman, begins his article by giving an account of President Obama's State of the Union address, where President Obama was encouraging Congress to raise the Federal minimum wage. The author announces his disagreement with the President and then dissects the reasons why people are for raising the minimum wage. The author ends his article by stating that campaigns for raising the minimum wage should end because what that are advocating for goes directly against what they say they want.

This article discusses the minimum wage and how it needs to be raised for several reasons. The government needs to raise them since a lot of prices are going up for goods, supplies, and more.

The cost of living increases while wages do not reflect the same. A person working for minimum wage isn't likely to afford a place to live with essential needs to also survive or merely just a place to live. The question remains is this keeping the US in poverty and depending programs to survive.

minimum wage has always been a huge topic for many hardworking Americans. I agree that the cost of living has increased due to the coivid 19 outbreak. yet our minimum wage remains the same leading to many Americans not affording the cost of living.

I agree that we need to protect the impoverished and the working class by raising the minimum wage. It is important to acknowledge that cost of living is going to follow the wages as it always does. If we want to truly change things for people with wages, then we need to establish a consistent cost of living to accompany the minimum wage.

This article is about the ban of Coke/fanta but not diet sodas. They have hiked the price double and raises 100 mill lbs a year. Days before france announced rations to ketchup and salt in schools and mayo. Denmark also places a tax on sat. fats

This article delves into the issue of parental rights. Rick Santorum explains how new government policies and beliefs deny parents the right to raise their children.

Wow great info on this article. I really enjoy reading articles that agree with my beliefs. While growing up our parents didn't worry about the law stepping in on their parenting skills, as long as it was not abuse. But now its hard to even parent our children, without becoming afraid of the government. Who's child is it?

This article highlights LGBT and raising children. I really like the personal writing of this article.

This is a fascinating article questioning whether or not same-sex marriage damages others' religious freedoms. While I do not completely agree with the thoughts stated in the article, they do raise some interesting points.

The Pentagon plan to deploy two large blimplike aircraft 10,000 feet into the sky about 45 miles northeast of Washington. it is arising concern that it is an attempt to conduct public surveillance.

The Pentagon plan to deploy two large blimplike aircraft 10,000 feet into the sky about 45 miles northeast of Washington. it is arising concern that it is an attempt to conduct public surveillance.

A group of atheists raise money to buy advertising space on Florida buses. This outraged the states believers pushing them to protests and vandalism in a backlash against the Ad's.

Some people believe that a rise in minimum wage is a good idea, but what they don't consider is the effects it can have on society. One effect is the rise of health care.

Big pharma companies have taken advantage of everyday Americans in need of their daily support during the chaotic times we live in. Many of the drugs used each day to help patients fighting Covid-19 have drastically gone up in price since the first case appeared in america. With these prices changes many Americans may not be able to get the proper help needed to get better, and as such may extend the time needed for us to fight off the virus as a whole.

It is crazy to think that companies would prioritize profits over the help of the people. I understand the demand; however, it shouldn't be the only reason for the increase in price.

When I read this article I thought to myself wow this is insane but to actually think about it, why? why is it so important to profit from something everyone in this world needs

The government is making social media accounts on Facebook, snapchat, Instagram and are saying it is to scan for terrorist attacks and other things as well.

Another article about online government monitoring. The government monitors many social medias and is very concerning.

This articles explains the passion of people marching to get heard. They're trying to be heard so the government can focus on saving our children from human trafficking. This is a state problem it's a problem all over the world.