How do you feel about the Democrats wanting to raise the minimum wage to $7.25 over the next two years?

Ms. Joanna Craig

Of course this sounds like a good idea - when does not making more money not sound like a good idea? Only thing is, with employers having to jump minimum to $7.25, we'll end up seeing the results in higher product and living costs so minimum wage earners are back to not making enough for living expenses.

Curious Person

It will raise with everything else as well. Kinda not fair to the people who in time earned 7.25. Does that mean everyone will get a 2.oo raise as well? Touchy issue..needs to be looked over.

Prodigal Son

Well, considering how much the politicians keep raising THEIR salaries, putting them TOTALLY out of touch with the cost of living, I think it's a very good thing. A person making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year can't relate very well to the problems of someone on Social Security who gets $7,200 a year or a minimum wage worker who makes around $1,2000 a year if he or she is lucky enough to get 40 hours a week. What do you think?

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Daniel

not bad-but the prices of food will increase-u mist realize that-so it cancels out.

The Wraith of God is coming

Crappy because I will not be getting a raise and it will lower my purchasing power.

Aviator - THE Resolution

It hasn't been raised for almost 10 years. So it is probably about right to stay current with inflation.

And for everyone against it. Most of your logic would mean a minimum wage of $1 would make the economy great. The truth is, you must find a good balance where the minimum wage is high enough to allow people to live off it, but not make it so high it hurts the economy. Many states already have minimum wages near $7-8 an hour. So it is a level that has been proven to work.

Perk1973

It will cause one of two things: Either a wave of layoffs that increases unemployment and makes things worse, or a wave of inflation that will only get us back to square one.

Eric

Well as much as I would like to get paid more, being a teenager making minimum wage, i disagree with it somewhat. I disagree mostly because of the fact that if the wage goes up the price of living will also go up. Also this may harm smaller business like that a work at more than large industries like a McDonalds or a Target.

Local Celebrity

I feel like I am thankful that I went to college and got an education, so I can make more than minimum wage.

juan70ahr

It's about time but still not enough.
In 1968 the min wage was $1.60/hr which is equivalent to well over $9/hr in today's dollars (the current min wage is $5.15/hr).
Congress should push for a min wage that gradually increases to at least $9.25/hr over the next 4yrs and automatically readjusts (over a 4 yr period) every 4yrs according to the avg inflation of the last 8 yr period.
This is really a simple calculation. It makes min wage predictable, understandable and equitable.

BTW - in 2005 the median price for a home in the US was $190,000.
A couple (husband/wife) working 40hrs a week (@9.25/hr), every week for the entire yr could barely afford a home worth $115,000 (that's if they have the 20% down and other funds for closing cost.) With today's min wage that couple could barely afford a home worth $38,000.

Addition:
Over 90% of the world have min wage laws. All first world nations have min wage laws. No first world nation has experienced dramatic inflation or unemployment due a gradual increase in min wages. In fact most tend to see an increase in production, efficiency, and worker productivity resulting in more competition nd better products.

Rorshach4u

It will hurt the economy. Not many people think about the fact that almost allunion contract give salary based on minimum wage. Therefore, if we raise the minimum wage $1 all union workers also get a raise of a dollar. American industry cannot take that big of a hit and will be forced to cut labor by having layoffs. If the congress manages to create a law that raises minimum wage without affecting union contracts I would be all for it.

pixles

Everything is expensive nowadays. It used to be that a young person living with their parents could survive on minimum wage. Now things are so expensive it is impssible to survive on the minimum wage.

whitney

Increasing the minimum way is a great way to encourage the unemployed to get out into the workforce. It also helps alot of who are living paycheck to paycheck. It may hurt the employers initially but they save a lot of money thru tax breaks and benefits.

courage

Its not fast enough if you ask me.

chrisco_1010

As a work study student i get paid minimum wage, so i'm excited

kim80604

well it's good for the people that need it but I don't think I will be getting a raise.

Catswoman1

i think that its the write thing to do .its the best decisin that they made since who knows when.there is so many hard working people these days trying to just get by and raise there families.actually i think it should be more than7.25.

Tish

I think it's about time. I don't know who thinks someone can actually survive on $5.15 an hour.

serenity_may

I am totally sure this isn't just a democrat thing I consider myself to be very liberal but I don't think raising the min wage will solve the problem people who have worked for years to earn what they do now will be stuck with new hires that make the same they took years to earn. Removing some taxes might help better than raising the min wage like taxes on food etc the necessities.

Rja

No big deal. Most states are out ahead of the Feds on this one.

Glen Quagmire

I don't care. I'm Canadian. Thanks for the two points.

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turboweegie

Why not make it $30 and then everyone will be middle class or better! How can this NOT be a good idea? Heck, make it $100 and hour and we can all be rich!

Seriously, does anybody who's ever studied the Constitution think that the government has the right or authority to do this? I find no such authority, no such powers of Congress to interfere into a personal contract of employment like this.

LadySable

I'm all for it if they will implement a freeze on product increases while they are at it. While I will not be affected by the increase itself since I do make above minimum wage, I will be affected by the increase in the price of everything else.

So, unless a price freeze is implemented at the same time, I'm against it completely!

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