Minimum Wage...

 

Time For A Raise?

By:Patricia Smith

In the article " Time for raise?" It talks about how president Obama wants to increase the federal minimum wage to $9.00 and hour. It also talks about how raising minimum wage to $9.00 is going to make it harder for jobs to hire because of the cost he/she has to pay employees.

In the article others spoke up on how raising minimum wage to $9.00 is going to cause problems.It states "But the idea faces stiff opposition. Many companies that hire low-wage workers have opposed raising the minimum because it increases their cost of doing business and, they say, makes them less able to hire new workers or give current employees raises." It also said "The White House says the measure would boost the wages of about 15 million workers. A full-time minimum-wage worker would see an additional $3,500 of income a year, On the other hand , some argue that making employees more expensive for companies to hire might increase unemployment -an unappealing prospect given high levels of joblessness that remain long after the recession technically ended."

I think that they should raise minimum wage amount of money they get an hour. I feel as though they should because the workers work hard enough, its been a while since they had a raise. If I was in they predicament I would want a job raise. Its about time.

Well my aunt has 4 girls ages 9 years old, 6 years old, 3 years old, and 1 years old. She used to ask me to watch them, I charged her $5.00 a head meaning $5.00 per child. I've been babysitting for a couple years now I never went up on how much I charged her. I got older, my things got expensive, so I thought it was time for a raise i charge her $10.00 per child. She said its beginning to be expensive, but its been a minute since I had a raise.

Since I really don't pay much attention to minimum wage and how it operates and all that other stuff, it really was an eye opener because I'm at the age where I can get a job and make my own money so I think it was important for me to know about the changes that is about to be mad.

Do you think its going to make things harder?, Do you think its a good idea?, Do you think its time for a raise?, Do you think Obama understand the minimum wage problem?, Do you think he handling it well? Let me know what you think