Minimum wage

Minimum wage should be raised.  Raising the minimum wage would help people who arnt making enough make more. With it being raised it would help out with the unemployment also with that taxes would go down. Also for young or unskilled workers it would be a lot easier because they know what they are going to get and don't have to nogociate a starting wage. "Without a minimum wage, it can be difficult for small businesses to budget their money. With a minimum wage in place, a small business owner knows what he will be expected to pay per hour and he can create new jobs with his company based on this budgeting information." "Raising the minimum wage will raise the wages of all bottom tier workers providing them with more purchasing power, increasing the demand for goods and services and ultimately leading to more jobs. Lack of demand has been holding this recovery back, and, inarguably, higher wages would help stimulate it." "Raising the minimum wage would start to solve this poverty problem. However, there are two things to take into consideration." "With minimum wage, the need for public assistance is lowered and this reduces the tax burden on the community and the state."

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/advantages-minimum-wage-2773.html

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-09-19/news/bs-ed-minimum-wage-letter-20130919_1_michael-saltsman-minimum-wage-job-killer

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2013/09/02/raising-the-minimum-wage-would-help-and-hurt-women/