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started by Kenna Moring on 28 Mar 13
started by Kenna Moring on 28 Mar 13
started by Kenna Moring on 28 Mar 13
started by Kenna Moring on 28 Mar 13
9.50 federal minimum wage really help the working poor?: An article from: Southern Economic Journal
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Sounds simple enough. his wrongheaded proposal to increase the minimum wage to $9 an hour, President Barack Obama spoke in lofty terms: ;In the wealthiest nation on Earth, ; he said in his State of the Union address last month, ;no one who works full time should have to live in poverty . "Many small business owners support a higher minimum wage , recognizing that more income flowing through our economy can also benefit us as our customers have more income," said Jonathon Welch, Co-Founder of Talking Leaves Books , Buffalo ;s oldest independent bookstore.The real tragedy is that many Americans earn $0.00 per hour and . Would be a good start to get the nation ;s pocket book back in order. Select names from your address book | Help . Raising the Minimum Wage No one will get rich off of a minimum wage job, yet in the abstract, the idea is also that no one should live in poverty if they are working at the amount of time and effort deemed reasonable in our society. . The only question now is whether the Wynne Liberals will listen to anti- poverty and labour groups or bow to . Despite the disagreement on the size of the . In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed raising it from $7.55 to $9 and . [M]ost arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and . Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has his way. Mind you the library can ;t refuse, and . Full Time Wages Should Not Mean Poverty Wages - Blogcritics PoliticsAs it presently stands, someone working full time for the federal minimum wage makes only $1,160 per month, and that ;s before payroll taxes. Is Raising the Minimum Wage a Good Idea? - The Becker-Posner BlogThe two main issues debated are the effects of a higher minimum on employment of the low skilled, and its effects on the degree of poverty . Does the Minimum Wage Reduce Poverty? - Employment Policies Institute Dr. Elizabeth Warren Wonders: Why Aren ;t Employers Paying $22-an . Christina Romer: The Business of the Minimum Wage - Economist ;s . Minimum Wage Boost Would Help Women Most | Mother Jones"Raising the minimum wage would be a step in the right direction to ensuring that women are properly compensated for their work, as it would disproportionately help low-wage female workers," write the report ;s authors. . Raise the federal minimum wage ? - No: Higher wage would cost . A tax credit is less politically palatable because it takes money directly out of federal coffers, while the minimum wage can be raised without it showing up directly on the government ;s books