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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

The federal minimum wage is the lowest wage at which employers may pay their employees. Since July 24, 2009 the U.S. federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 per hour. In 2014 President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and tying it to an inflation index. The federal minimum wage applies to all federal employees including those who work on military bases, national parks and veterans working in nursing homes.

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Response rates from 598 Anti-Globalisation voters.

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Yes
56%
No
35%
Yes
44%
No
5%
Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation
9%
No, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle
2%
Yes, and make it a living wage
3%
No, and eliminate all wage standards
1%
No, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family

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 @9HRCZHRfrom 32  answered…12mos12MO

No, minimum wage should be not under control of goverment but under control of trade unions. Trade unions should establish minimum wage by deliberation with enterprises and goverment.

 @9FWKXKVanswered…1yr1Y

The minimum wage should only increase the minimum wage when it's appropriate to do so. Certain fiscal policies should be put in place in order any action which is taken should not result in any harm to the health of the nations economy.

 @8XPD4PTanswered…3yrs3Y

No, minimum wages should be based on the local cost of living.

 @8WMJBHSanswered…3yrs3Y

No, make it a regional minimum wage adjusted to cost of living

 @8SYJQY3answered…4yrs4Y

No increase to minimum wage but less tax should be implemented in this case

 @9BMHRZ8answered…2yrs2Y

Cut all taxes on the minimum wage

 @984GWG3from 26  answered…2yrs2Y

The minimum wage should be determined per age, experience, cost-of-living, sector, inflation, average pay and so on providing guideline wages. The actual minimum wage shouldn't be used for anybody except freshly out of school people with no experience in lowest-income sector in lowest cost-of-living part of country.

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 @M0derateImpala from Minnesota submitted…7mos7MO

Companies Cut Worker Hours After California’s $25-an-Hour Minimum-Wage

California's budget deficit has ballooned to $45 billion. Mr. Newsom projects that the new healthcare minimum wage would cost the state $4 billion more a year owing to higher Medicaid costs and compensation for workers at state-owned facilities. Legislative analyses warned about these costs, but Mr. Newsom signed the law anyway.California’s current minimum wage for all workers is $16 an hour. Nearly all workers at healthcare facilities including janitors will have to be paid at least $25 an hour by 2028.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.Average hourly earnings for California leisure and hospitality workers have also increased more slowly—2.1% compared to 3.8% nationwide—no doubt partly because the state’s softer labor market has reduced competition for workers.When government raises wages above what the market commands, employers will increase prices and reduce labor. California, QED.