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 @9FD6Z32 from Virginia disagreed…6mos6MO

I think this may be true, but if an 18 year old is living on their own, they may need more money to be able to live off of, like $15 an hour instead of $12.

 @9FDFW6N from Virginia disagreed…6mos6MO

Yeah, so find a job that is paying more. There are well-paying jobs available; they just may be not as convenient or flexible, but they're there.

 @C1vilRightsBillSocialist from Washington disagreed…6mos6MO

While I see where you're coming from, it's not always as simple as just finding a better-paying job. For example, someone may be working two jobs already just to make ends meet, and they simply don't have the time or energy to find and adjust to a new job - especially if it's less flexible. Plus, in many areas, higher paying jobs require qualifications that some people might not have and can't afford to get. What would be your solution to this problem?

 @EnragedLibertyPeace and Freedom from Indiana disagreed…6mos6MO

While it's true that a young adult living on their own may need more income, raising the minimum wage might not be the best solution. Consider a small business struggling to turn a profit. If they're required to pay their employees $15 an hour, they may not be able to afford to hire as many workers, leading to job loss. Or, they might have to raise their prices to cover the increased labor cost, which would affect all of their customers. What do you think about this scenario? Could there be a better way to help young adults afford living expenses without potentially harming small businesses or consumers?

 @9FDHRT8 from New York disagreed…6mos6MO

I understand that more money out (wage increase) would require more money back in (price increase) but in states where the cost of living is astronomically high (example NY), its ridiculous that a $15 minimum wage cant afford someone to live any other way than paycheck to paycheck unless youre upstate in the middle of nowhere. I think the solution to this would start out with standardized pricing for housing around the country. Greedy landlords and people trying to make a bunch of “passive income” is screwing the market and forcing people with similar properties to jump the price,…  Read more

 @9FCJR7N from Michigan disagreed…6mos6MO

Have a government brand of goods/services that have a set max price so there is an affordable form of most goods

 @Equ4lityNightingaleLibertarianfrom New York disagreed…6mos6MO

While the idea of a government brand with maximum price caps sounds appealing, history has shown us it can lead to potential complications. For instance, the Soviet Union had a centrally planned economy where the government controlled prices. This resulted in chronic shortages of goods, poor quality, and a lack of innovation due to the absence of competition. How would we ensure quality and innovation in a system with government-set prices?

 @9FG8SLP from Missouri disagreed…6mos6MO

The prices would always raise anyway so for those who are stuck at minimum wage and the prices increase they are screwed due to the fact that the money they make won't be enough to survive.

 @9FGCHDJ from Minnesota disagreed…6mos6MO

the reason prices are increasing is that not enough money is circulating in the commonwealth due to billionaires/millionaires hoarding and not spending their money. minimum wage is the smallest cause of this.

 @9F8NMHHDemocrat from Massachusetts disagreed…7mos7MO

Most price increases in recent years are not going towards employees or operating costs but increasing corporate compensation going from 10 percent to 70 percent over the course of 30 years, if anything prices should be lowered.

 @9GLJ3B2 from Arkansas agreed…5mos5MO

If the minimun wage increases, then businesses will start to increase their prices because they're paying people more. This will result it minimun wage not being livable just like before, but with everything being more expensive

 @9G2JYLW from Michigan agreed…6mos6MO

If the living wage is increased, goods have less value, so It increases to maintain the supply and demand.

 @9FG483L from Minnesota disagreed…6mos6MO

I think this may be true, but if an 18 year old is living on their own, they may need more money to be able to live off of, like $15 an hour instead of $12

 @vandaman from Missouri agreed…5mos5MO

History has shown that no matter how high the minimum wage goes the next year taxes will be increased and in turn the value of each dollar will be decreased.

 @9H5FJNS from Indiana disagreed…4mos4MO

It may cause prices to rise, but it will give us more money to work with. If we create regulations, we can prevent prices rising.

 @9GMSSG3 from North Carolina agreed…5mos5MO

Companies want to make money. If you make it so that a company needs to give out more money to everyone, a few things can and/or will happen. One is that they automate the process, which means that people who want that kind of job just won't be able to get it anymore and hurts those looking for entry-level jobs for experience, and also ties in with another thing of them just getting rid of more workers. If you pay 100 people 10$ an hour and the minimum wage is increased to 15$ an hour, you're not just going to pay 100 people 15$ an hour, you're going to get rid of people until…  Read more

 @9G83Y23 from North Carolina agreed…5mos5MO

If everybody began making more money, the people that were self employed or owned businesses wouldn’t make as much money, so they would raise prices.

 @9GND9V9Communist from Texas agreed…5mos5MO

When a price of somwthing important like gas or food raises minimum wage raises. aftere that companys who think people hae more money.

 @9G4HMF6 from Massachusetts agreed…6mos6MO

Which is why this would only cause the prices to increase in a never ending cycle because people would be paying for stuff they originally thought they could afford but now they can't which will end up in them being in debt.

 @9F9PC3L from Florida disagreed…7mos7MO

i think minum wage is not bad becuase some people have the choice to make a little money and alot money

 @9J6CP9K from South Carolina agreed…2mos2MO

If we increase the minimum wage in South Carolina from 7.25 to 10 dollars that will make a pack of gum to increase just as much and almost even out.

 @9HJM9NJ from Minnesota agreed…4mos4MO

In some of the Scandinavian countries there is no minimum wage, other measures are preferred and seem to work.

 @9HJDKH8 from North Carolina agreed…4mos4MO

Imagine minimum wage goes up and McDonald’s Hass to do one of three things or a combination of all three 1 raise prices are too layoff employees or three spend more on technology, and have less workers. While those who remain will get paid more many others will be out of the job and will be in worse shape than before.

 @9GST6J8agreed…5mos5MO

Yes as we increase the minimum wage it puts more money into spending on wages which in return would cause the people running the business to raise prices due to the increased cost in which would eventually increase prices everywhere causing the same issue to be brought up and inflation leading in a never ending cycle.

 @9FLXLNL from Arizona agreed…6mos6MO

Just look at how hard it is for people to get by on minimum wage, housing is through the roof and prices from inflation keep rising making it harder and harder. Raising the wage raises prices made from losses. Every time the minimum wage gets raised so do products.

 @9F9RH6LIndependent from Connecticut agreed…7mos7MO

back in the 50's, people were buying more and more, then this caused people to demand more money so they could afford more, then the cycle continued until the US dollar was obsolete.

 @9F8255C from Illinois agreed…7mos7MO

When businesses are forced tp pay their employees more, instead of getting less profits they just increase the prices of their goods or services to compensate, and then everyone else follows.

 @9F8KZWZ from Indiana agreed…7mos7MO

the higher the minimum wage is the more things will cost since each person will overall be making more money and the businesses will be spending more money.

 @9F6CP7NPeace and Freedom from Oklahoma disagreed…7mos7MO

I believe that minimum wage should be increased no matter what increases happen, minimum wage should fluctuate with the cost of living.

 @9F73J22Republican from Indiana disagreed…7mos7MO

Prices should stay the same or even lower but prices are so high anyway and if they continue to rise they should increase the minimum wage to cope with it.

 @9JFQK57  from California agreed…2mos2MO

If the minimun wage increases, then businesses will start to increase their prices because they're paying people more. This will result it minimun wage not being livable just like before, but with everything being more expensive

 @9H4R84VPeace and Freedom from South Carolina agreed…4mos4MO

Minimum wage should stay the same, if you increase it, prices for everything else will increase due to the greater total income, also known as GDP.

 @9G9JS2W from Texas agreed…5mos5MO

If you take the minimum wage twenty years ago and calculate how many hours worth of minimum wage money it would take to buy something, for instance a car of that current year, make, and model, you will find that the amount of hours it would take to get the money is essentially the same amount of hours it would currently take to get the money needed for a car of the same make and model in this current year, showing that despite an increase in minimum wage, your dollar doesn't stretch any further now than it did twenty years ago.

 @9H4FW4C  from California agreed…4mos4MO

Whenever the there is more money in a market, everything else becomes more expensive, businesses will have to increase their prices, housing prices will go up, etc.

 @9H468JHfrom Florida agreed…4mos4MO

Alright so basically, when you increase minimum wage you pressure entrepreneurs to decide whether to fire one of their employees or increases prices of the service they perform.

 @9GYR7WG from California agreed…5mos5MO

The minimum wage for the fast food industry in California will be increasing in 2024 to 20 dollars from 15 dollars, and as we saw with prices when the minimum wage in California increased to 15 dollars, prices will increase.

 @9GNVJWJ  from Wyoming agreed…5mos5MO

My Dad owns a small business the last time minimum wage was raised he had to raise his own prices and fees to keep up with it. This cycle wont stop by raising minimum wage. The problem is that the standard of living is so high people cant support themselves so it would be better for everyone to agree to drop their prices by the same percentage than it will be cheaper.

 @9F76XNY from New Hampshire disagreed…7mos7MO

I disagree because if you raise the minimum wage, it will financially help people afford things regardless if the price goes up a little. If they are making enough to afford these new prices, then I see no issue. I believe they should increase the wage whenever the market increases in prices.

  @button_down_royalty_  from Florida commented…1yr1Y

It could, but it could temporarily be better, so...yeah.

 @984LRMC from Michigan commented…1yr1Y

In the long run, it would benefit our country rather than having a moment of more money to the people.

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