Should the federal minimum wage be increased?

de39vonepier says:

No

Usually this leads to a chain reaction which makes everything even more expensive. For example, if a McDonald's manager gets paid 16$\h, and you raise the minimum wage...more

Usually this leads to a chain reaction which makes everything even more expensive. For example, if a McDonald's manager gets paid 16$\h, and you raise the minimum wage to 15$\h, that means you have to raise the wages all the way up the chain, which means hamburgers will be more expensive. .less

ForTheLord says:

I agree but where is the limit?

Why are people fighting for 15$\h and not 1000$\h?
We have to take extreme caution with this matter.

Yuxima says:

NO

Minimum Wage is for starter/entry level jobs that don't require much effort. Why should someone be paid $15 an hour to wash dishes compared to a perimedic?...more

Minimum Wage is for starter/entry level jobs that don't require much effort. Why should someone be paid $15 an hour to wash dishes compared to a perimedic? .less

GitGud says:

NO

When you raise the minimum wage, you raise the rent, when you raise the rent you have to build affordable housing, which means you have to tax...more

When you raise the minimum wage, you raise the rent, when you raise the rent you have to build affordable housing, which means you have to tax people to build the affordable housing, as a result people move out of the city so you raise taxes on the people that Remain. This is how you hollow out a major city's economy. .less

lugaitafa says:

Absolutely

Definitely keep up with the cost of living, but then again the more you earn the more you pay, so I guess you lose either way!

PenguinJones says:

Yes

It should at least keep up with inflation, which it hasn’t been.