Essay On Should Minimum Wage Be Raised

I stand to believe that minimum wage should be raised.

Would you believe that a worker’s beginning salary is the same as it was in 1999? It is! The thing crazier than that is the costs of living have tripled while minimum wage hasn’t budged a bit. It is outrageous people get paid the same amounts of money all these years but continue to raise prices and expect them to survive in the world. It’s feels as though the government wants people to struggle. It’s near impossible to live off minimum wage, especially in Florida. As a teenager, I still know that it’d be difficult for me to support myself going to college or pay off tuition. Hence the reason why majority of students are in debt. I have two parents, but I can imagine it’s not enough to support a single parent home. If either one of my parents weren’t in the picture, then I wouldn’t be able to enjoy most of the luxuries I have now. Many businesses believe that this will only make goods and service more expensive. My point is if a person’s life can improve from just an easy $3 raise, shouldn’t that be considered a good thing? No one, especially someone with a fulltime job, should have to worry about not being able to afford simple necessities of life. Is it okay for someone to worry about having a place to live, food to eat, and water to drink?

For example, the times when you don’t feel well. Yes, jobs provide sick days, but they’re limited. Consider someone who’s trying to help their family provide. Consider a single parent? It creates emotional baggage to the point where you might not even feel like waking up for work, but you have no choice. You know missing days after the few given days will decrease your paycheck. You know you need every penny you can