Research published in 2010 by economists Joseph Sabia and Richard Burkhauser concluded that if the federal minimum wage were increased from $7.25 an hour to $9.50 an hour, only 11.3% of workers who would gain from the increase belong to poor households (Why we shouldn't raise the minimum wage)."Raising the minimum wage would destroy the entry-level opportunities that young Americans need to start "climbing the ladder of life, " said by Paul Ryan. Twenty states and the District of Columbia already have minimum wages higher than the current federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. Many people think its sneakier way to increase welfare spending and raise taxes. (9 Reasons Why Raising the Minimum Wage Is a Terrible Idea).
The minimum wage should increase to stabilize and expand the government because it's good for families. An increase would help the economic recovery and by raising the minimum wage people would spend more money and decrease our debt. Another reason is that it would help close the gender wage gap between male and females and there wouldn't be so much controversy over it. The increase minimum wage would lift nearly 6 million above the poverty line. Many people could argue the opposing sides to each of these reasons, but by reading this article you're going to get a better in depth explanation. .
The first reason is it would help increase families income. Of the hundreds of millions of people in the world 28 million Americans income would raise. For only 6 years after the recession 28 million people is a he increase compared to only a couple million. It would benefit woman because men usually have higher wages so the woman will feel as if there working and getting aid equal as men. Many adults/teenager could go back to school and would have funding available which would help them have a good future. Many senior citizens could afford to retire and even have benefits so there set till death.