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    This document is a student paper arguing that the minimum wage should be raised. It begins by discussing how many people have the same entry-level jobs they had as teenagers but are still making the same low wages. It then argues that a full-time minimum wage job should provide a living income to support oneself and a family. While some say minimum wage jobs are only for young people or those unwilling to get an education, the document cites data showing most minimum wage workers are adults and many have college degrees. It concludes by saying minimum wage workers contribute to society through their labor and should not have to live in poverty as a result.

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    This document is a student paper arguing that the minimum wage should be raised. It begins by discussing how many people have the same entry-level jobs they had as teenagers but are still making the same low wages. It then argues that a full-time minimum wage job should provide a living income to support oneself and a family. While some say minimum wage jobs are only for young people or those unwilling to get an education, the document cites data showing most minimum wage workers are adults and many have college degrees. It concludes by saying minimum wage workers contribute to society through their labor and should not have to live in poverty as a result.

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    Atwell1

    UniversityofArkansasatLittleRock

    MinimumWageMaker

    BenAtwell
    CompII
    Ms.Rego
    29February2015

    Atwell2

    BenAtwell
    Ms.Ringo
    CompII
    29February2016
    MinimumWAgeMaker
    Manyofuscanprobablyrecallourfirstjob.Wewereteenagerswhoneeded
    moneyourparentsdidntwanttogiveus.Ourhardearnedmoneywasputtowards
    thingsrangingfromgasforourcarstonewpairsofoverpricedheadphones.Asa
    teenager,manyusdidntfullyunderstandthevalueofmoney.Assomegotolderand
    joinedtheworkforce,theyrealizedthevastamountofdisposableincometheywere
    previouslymakingturnednearlymicroscopicwhentheystartedtotryandmakealiving
    forthemselves.Manypeoplehavethesametypeofjobstheyhadwhentheywere
    teenagers.Theproblemisthattheyarestillmakingthe
    same
    amountofmoneyasthey
    werewhentheywereteenagers.Thejobstheyworkatdonotprovideanadequate
    incomeforthemtoprovideforthemselves.Theminimumwageshouldberaisedto
    allowthoseatthebottomtomakeadecentlivingforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.
    Peoplewhoareworkingfortyhourweeksshouldbeabletomakeaselfsustaining
    income.Itsgreattosaythateveryonehaspotentialtobegreatandsuccessful,butlife
    happensandnoteveryonegetstoachievetheirgoals.Noteveryonecanbedoctorsor
    lawyers.Thosewhoworklessprestigiousjobsshouldnotbepunishedbylivingbelow
    thepovertyline.ThevalueofminimumwageistwentycentslessthanwhenReagan
    tookoffice.Thosewhoreceivetipsmake$2.13perhourunchangedsince1991

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    (whitehouse.gov).Manypeoplehavethemisconceptionthatminimumwageworkers
    lazyrejectsoryoungkidswantingtoearnsomeextracash,butthemajorityofminimum
    wageearnersareadultswithfamilies.Theaveragefastfoodemployeeistwentynine
    (theroot.com).Childrenofimpoverishedhouseholdsaresetuptobecomethenextline
    ofburgerflippers.
    Minimumwageworkersarenotalostcause.Therearemanydifferentwaystoget
    peopleandtheirfamiliesmakingadecentliving,withouthavingtogotolawschool.
    MikePattonsForbesarticleofferssomeviableoptions.
    Companiesworriedaboutthepossiblepayincreasecouldsimplyreducethe
    amountemployees.Lesspositionopeningswouldmeanhighercompetitionamong
    workers.Thiscouldleadtohigherproductionquality.Inareasofworkwherenumerous
    employeesarerequired,companiescouldincorporatetheuseoftechnologyintotheir
    workplace.Technologydoesntneedsickdays,avacation,anddoesnthaveanattitude
    problem.
    Anotheroptiontocombatthepossiblepayincreasecompaniescouldfacewould
    bearelocation.Smallbusinessescanmovetolesscompetitivecitiesandmega
    corporationscanrelocatetoanotherstateorevenanothercountrytocombatthe
    increaseinwage.Thecompaniescanliterallyjustrunawayfromtheirproblems.
    Someliketosaythatapossibleoptionfortheminimumwageproblemisntto
    raisethewage,butforpeoplethemselvestoraisetheirownwagebygettingahigher
    education.Theargumentinitselfisuneducated.Thepercentageoflowwageworkers
    withcollegeeducationis43.2percenttoday(huffingtonpost.com).Sometimes,things

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    dontworkout.Thosewhodropoutofcollegeshouldnothavetoliveinpovertyfora
    personallifedecision.
    Theminimumwageiscurrentlyamajorsubjectofdebate.Bothsidesofthe
    argumenthavegoodreasonfortheirposition.Thatbeingsaid,peoplewhoareworking
    hardshouldberewardedformakingapositivecontributiontosocietynotpunishedfor
    theirlackofintellect,familywealth,orpersonalcareerpursuits.ThefrycookatBurger
    Kingwhosworkingdayandnighttosupporttheirfamilyshouldbeabletoeffectivelydo
    so.

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    WorksCited
    Buren,PeterVan."ArgumentsAgainstRaisingMinimumWageDon'tHoldUpp."
    The
    HuffingtonPost
    .TheHuffingtonPost.com,n.d.Web.20Mar.2016.
    DeGrate,Jean."WhyWeNeedtoRaisetheMinimumWageto$15."N.p.,n.d.Web.20
    Mar.2016.
    Forbes
    .ForbesMagazine,n.d.Web.20Mar.2016.
    "RaisetheWage."
    TheWhiteHouse
    .TheWhiteHouse,n.d.Web.20Mar.2016.

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