Minimum wage By: Jz “An increase now will boost income for the poorest workers without the danger of creating more unemployment.”, states the New York Times in September 1999. Is this statement about an increase in minimum wage really true? There are two sides to the debate about minimum wage that both hold valid points. The minimum wage is a major issue in the world of economics and politics. Political figures often prey on the public’…showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…leave school for a high paying job and make it more difficult for teenagers looking for work to find jobs. Low skilled workers would be left without jobs, seeing as how it only make sense to hire the higher skilled worker verses the lower skilled worker. The minimum wage debate is a touchy issue among many economists and political figures. While there are some positives aspects, the negative far out away the positives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**