Minimum Wage- EOC Week 7

Minimum wage is the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement. In my opinion, minimum wage should be enough for anybody with any situation to live on. Minimum wage should vary because everybody has different things that they have to deal with and pay for. Most people have families and are not just supporting themselves. It is not fair to give a person with two kids the same wage as somebody living alone. “No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.”  - Jon Corzine

            The fact that it is so hard to find a job in these times, is a huge factor of why minimum wage should be higher. Many adults raising families are finding minimum wage jobs as there only choice to earn an income. Minimum wage was created in a time where these jobs were for teenagers and were not that busy. Now that times have changed, minimum wage should too. “Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does not cut the mustard.”- Sherrod Brown

            I believe that there should be a more accurate way to measure what a proper income would be for people in all types of situations. Minimum wage is currently not even enough for somebody only supporting themselves. Prices on everything are rising while our pay checks stay the same. The people who make these numbers should take everything into consideration such as location, family, and past employment.  “The minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis. For example, if you have a minimum wage job, you don't stay there 20 or 30 years. You don't put your children through college working on minimum wage.” – John Raese