Thursday, February 13, 2014

Joey Schnide 30 days on Minimum wage questions


Joey Schnide

 3. The landlord was probably much more likely to trust a young, white couple than a single black man or woman, or even a black couple. Their race probably also helpful in getting them hired by employers (who were white). Morgan even admits at the bend that his and Alex's race made the 30 days easier. However, while Morgan's race might have made it easier for him to survive on minimum wage, it was still extremely difficult for him to do so. The privilege Morgan or other poor white people have because of their race is mostly canceled out by their dire economic situation.


 6. I agree completely with Sen. Kennedy's argument that the minimum wage needs to be raised. People working full time for minimum wage still live below the poverty line, which is ridiculous. The argument that raising the minimum wage will hurt businesses doesn't make a lot of sense; businesses that employ people at the minimum wage are taking advantage of their work. If they were required to raise the minimum wage, the only thing that would be lost would be some of the profits that the people at the top of the food chain are earning. Even if the claims that raising the minimum wage would hurt businesses were true, that still doesn't justify forcing people to live in poverty. I also agree with Stephanie that Americans who do not live at or below the poverty line are largely oblivious to the struggles that are endured by those who do and don't want to give anything back to help those in need. We pretend to be different and try to use possessions to set ourselves apart, but there isn't any difference between those who have possessions and those who don't. Instead, we need to recognize that we are all people, who are entitled to the same dignity and quality of life.

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