would you work for min wage that would force you to go on the welfare system, do you know how much min wage is
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minimum wage has been raised from 5.15 an hour to 6.65. it will take a few years for it to get there, because they do it in yearly instalments.\n\nYou can survive on minimum wage most places in the country provided you are a family of no more than three. Or so the government tells us. that would make your yearly income around 10k. i dont know how anyone, single or otherwise can actually survive off that little money, considering the complete lack of functional health care in our country. \n\nAs world leaders we should have had this issue solved when it was on a steady rise in the 80's and 90's. Now, here we are, at war with no real health care, medicade that is impossible, walfare that does little but suck what little money workers make to pay for those who cant or wont work, and an economy that not only fails to support independant retirement, but a government that is failing to fix the social security crisis. AND all the world hates us.\n\nThe future is looking bleak my friends. We'll be lucky to survive to retirement, and if we do there wont be anything waiting there for us.\n\nBut as for your question of would i, Yes i would, because any money is better than no money, and an honest days work is still an honest days work, even if it doesnt pay for the car payment, credit card debt, rent, electric AND food. if we could live naked in a tropical region maybe THEN the governments minimum wage and lack of care for its people would be tolerable.
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I would get rid of the current tax system.  The government taxes differently according to income; so, not only do people on welfare get MY tax money, they also, don't have to pay the percentage of taxes that I do, if any at all.  I would also change the welfare system.  The current system is ridiculous; it encourages people to get pregnant and shoot out as many kids as they can, so they can get more money.  People on welfare should get NO MORE than what they would make at a minimum wage job, because, hey, they're not working for it.  Also, they should only be eligible for a certain about of time, say, 1 year, to give them time to get back on their feet.  Then say, they shouldn't be eligible for another 3-5 years after that.  Some people get a four year degree from a college and make less that what people are getting off welfare.  Does that not bother anyone else???\n\nNo! I would not end the war.  I think it's necessary for the safety of democracy.
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yes you can go to welfare and ask them what to do you. they will help you find a house that is affordable to you get food stamps if you need them and cash if you need that and they also have other resources that you can ask them about.
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You want to be ignorant and have a minimum wage job.
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no it would not.\n\n\nthe government could put some of the welfare members to work.
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unfortunately nothing... you are never guaranteed a job no mater what your age... and the min wage laws are different for every state but what I have heard is that if you are under 16 there is a different wage because you can not do the full job of someone over 16.
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Because they can... as long as people wanna work there, they can pay as little as they like. (as long as it's min. wage)
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Go to your local welfare department.
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where do you live that minimum wage is that low? wow good luck
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Yes, I do.  The government expects people to survive so pay wages that we can survive on!  When I was in the 9th grade, minimum wage went from $3.85 to $4.25.  I've seen it rise slowly since, & I believe it's about $6.75 here in California.  You can't live on that, even if 2 parents are working for the same amount, especially after taxes.
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Most states all they must leave you with is either min. wage or poverty level wage.  Most states it's not a %, just the limit I just stated.
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You are correct in your assessment,except a lot of illegal workers get paid in cash so the employer could still pay them what he wanted to any way.Still at $ 7.25 that's not a very livable wage but it better than $ 5.25.\nSmall cpmpanys will be excempt as they are now,from having to pay the minimum wage.It depends I think on how many workers you employ.\nI dont think it will have much of an effect on the illegal unless hes working somewhere that he gets a check and taxes taken out,then he may be able to get the minimum wage.
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My family and I get food asistance and my kids get medicaid.  OUr family would starve to death with out it.  I am unemployed and my wife is on maturnity leave right now if it were not for the food stamps we would have no food.  I do think that the welfare system needs some major over hauling.  i think there are far too many people out there that rely on it as income and do not want to get on their owm.  that is wrong.  Welfare should be a temporary fix the help get you through when i find a job again i plan on discontinuing the benifits we are receiving.\n\nC.H.
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Of course this sounds like a good idea - when does not making more money not sound like a good idea? Only thing is, with employers having to jump minimum to $7.25, we'll end up seeing the results in higher product and living costs so minimum wage earners are back to not making enough for living expenses.
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I don't think there should be a minimum wage. Certain jobs, many that are just taken by teenagers, are not worth seven dollars an hour. As long as we have people willing to do these jobs for any ammount, there should be no minimum wage. Telling private businesses how much they must pay their employees should not be the government's job.
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minimum wage, and the impact of changing it.....
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about $5 per hour..  \nlets face it..  there are jobs out there that aren't worth more than that.\nthese high minimums are going to hurt a lot of small businesses.