What’s the Point in Raising the Minimum Wage?

All sides of the minimum wage argument seem to raise nothing but controversy.What are the facts?

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This handy info-graphic outlines the arguments in the case for minimum wage. Load yourself up with some hard facts before your next discussion about minimum wage.

People who earn minimum wage know what it is like to try and survive on their earnings. Yet, for those who don’t have these financial restrictions, the minimum wage raise might seem counter-productive. Could I be so bold as to recommend we all try to align our budgets to the minimum wage for a month or two (including tax deductions) and see if that wage is liveable?

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