Time For a Raise

By Patricia Smith This article is about how Obama plans on raising minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour. Catrina Crable who is a high school student at Martin country High work for 20 to 25 hours every week and only makes $7.79 an hour. She says that it isnt enough to pay for her phone bill, gas and her car insurance. "Even working so many hours, i dont get paid that much," she says. "Its stressful." President Obama's increase idea would be the first since 2009. Many people disagree with this new idea. Many people who own businesses and have to pay these workers are opposed. Many workers would either get fired or not be able to get hired.It would become expensive to hire new workers. Those who are agreeing are the ones who are being paid minimum wage. "The U.S. unemployment rate is 7.7 percent, which translates to 12 million Americans looking for jobs." "What matters for people earning minmum wage is how much money they take home in total in their paycheck," says Rajeev Dhawan, an economist at Georgia State University. "Their hourly rat may go up, but their number of hours may come down, so it's not an overall increase." I think that this is a good idea because many people need more money in their pockets to provide for their families but also i think that they should make it $8 an hour instead because many businesses will not hire and many people are still going to be out of work. I believe that 8 dollars will be more lenient.