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S.6 Raise Minimum Wage to Living Wage; RAISE IT
Topic Started: Mar 23 2015, 01:18 AM (2,207 Views)
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Because implementing a living wage will maximize the most amount of net benefits, I affirm the resolution that, “Resolved: Just governments ought to require that employers pay a living wage”Since the resolution uses the term ought, which means moral obligation, I value morality. The only way to achieve morality is through utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the moral theory that is based on maximizing the greatest good for the greatest number. Thus my value criterion is maximizing the most amounts of the net benefits.
Use Utilitarianism when creating policies because:
a. Government policies entail tradeoffs
b. public action is required from the inability of individual action to achieve certain morally desirable ends.

A. A living minimum wage brings people out of poverty.
According to Dube, an economist, an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage is projected to reduce the number of those living in poverty by around 6.8 million.

B. A living wage will boost consumerism.
raising the minimum wage puts more money in the pockets of working families when they need it most, thereby augmenting their spending power.¶ Increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 by July 1, 2015, would give an additional $51.5 billion over the phase-in period to affected workers, who would, in turn, spend those extra earnings. This projected rise in consumer spending is critical to any recovery, especially when weak consumer demand is one of the most significant factors holding back new hiring. Cooper and Hall '13

Raising the minimum wage means minimum wage workers have more money to expend which means more money ripples throughout the economy as minimum wage employees are able to spend more. -Halvorsen '14

C. Consumerism is good.

Consumerism is fast emerging as an environmental force affecting major business decisions as consumers become more aware about their rights. A broad recognition and growing acceptance of consumerism makes the firms more consumer‐oriented rather than product‐oriented. It is noted that consumerism tends to serve as an opportunity for those corporate managers who are able to identify and anticipate the consumer’s problems.

FOR THESE REASONS:
Article 1
Section 1. Raise the minimum wage to $10/hr
Edited by Wildeboden, Mar 28 2015, 10:05 PM.
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But that's still just reasons to support the minimum wage, not an actual increase. Increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 by July 1, 2015, would give an additional $51.5 billion over the phase-in period to affected workers. It doesn't say Hereby increases the minimum wage, only that if we increased the minimum wage, we'd give $51.5 billion to workers.
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So that just means this bill will come into effect in July then? If so that gives us lots of time to repeal it.
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I agree that the bill is very vaguely written, thus I will suggest that the bill is changed to specifically say it will raise the minimum wage to 10$, seeing as, with what I believe is fairly certainty, that what people assumed.
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sorry it auto strikes through I can't fix it but yes i fixed it and added $10/hr
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Move the "[/s]" part to before the "Article 1.", I think that should fix it.
Edited by CDLand, Mar 28 2015, 09:01 PM.
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Since this bill just makes an opinion and doesn't have the force of law, I think we should just send it back to the House and declare that:

"In the opinion of the Senate, S.R. 6, the Raise Minimum Wage to Living Wage Resolution has no force of law and therefore merely expresses the Opinion of the House of Representatives on the minimum wage issue, which the Senate honors and recognizes."
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Agreed.
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Agreed as well
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Well it does say raise the minimum wage to 10 dollars, so there is law in this.
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