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S.6 Raise Minimum Wage to Living Wage; RAISE IT
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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
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That was put in after it passed the House. I think we should give the House another vote on that, especially because we have another minimum wage bill on the agenda that would give states the ability to set their MW's.
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Apr 6 2015, 10:55 AM
That was put in after it passed the House. I think we should give the House another vote on that, especially because we have another minimum wage bill on the agenda that would give states the ability to set their MW's.
Agreed, it should go through the House again if significant changes to the bill have been made in the Senate. And there is nothing wrong with having a state minimum wage and a federal minimum wage.
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Apr 6 2015, 10:57 AM
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Apr 6 2015, 10:55 AM
That was put in after it passed the House. I think we should give the House another vote on that, especially because we have another minimum wage bill on the agenda that would give states the ability to set their MW's.
Agreed, it should go through the House again if significant changes to the bill have been made in the Senate. And there is nothing wrong with having a state minimum wage and a federal minimum wage.
Yes but the other bill will remove all federal wages.
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Oh, okay. Well that is a different matter then.
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Since there was a provision inserted within this bill after being voted upon by the House and before being brought to debate in the Senate, I send this bill back to the House for a revote on the bill with the added provision.
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Could someone clarify the provision? I see no changes in the bill.
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FOR THESE REASONS:
Article 1
Section 1. Raise the minimum wage to $10/hr

This was added after it cleared the House the first time.
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Zach21GF

ohh, I thought we ignored that as it was already in the bill, deep within, but still :D

I doubt the result will vary though
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