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March 6, 2013

 Plans to Raise Minimum Wage In 2013

March 6, 2013: Obama, as well as other democrats, announced their plan to raise the minimum wage in early February, but are now finally taking steps to make it a reality. Obama plans to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00. Some believe that this would actually hurt those with low paying jobs, while others believe that it is necessary to raise minimum wage in order to reach economic prosperity.

Those who are against raising minimum wage argue that raising the current minimum wage pay would be detrimental to those with low paying jobs. Raising the minimum wage pay would entice people who wouldn’t normally be working to join the work force. One example of this is high school students; instead of being in school pursing their education, the idea of higher minimum would sound appealing to some high school therefore enticing them to drop out and join the work force. In other words, this would create more competition amongst those who are searching for work and in low paying jobs. Also, the rise in minimum wage would cause prices of products to fluctuate and eventually rise. The rise in prices will eventually hurt those the plan is trying to help.

On the contrary, proponents of this plan claim that raising the minimum wage is necessary not only to allow the economy to prosper but would give those with low paying jobs a fair pay.