Monday, October 15, 2012
Minimum wage
Minimum wage was first established in 1938, and it was at 25 cents an
hour. Surprisingly the first time it was established it was deemed
unconstitutional in the Schechter Poltry Corp. vs. United States. Now the
minimum wage, in Ohio, is $7.70 an hour, but, of course it varies from state to
state. The highest is $9.04 an hour in Washington. Many people would still like
the minimum wage go up. I do not blame them. Some one who is working for $7.70
and hour would have to work at least 26 hours to get about $200.00, and for a
college student to find time to work that much would be very difficult.
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Working for .25 cents an hour is crazy to think about! The labor they did too was probably much harder then what most of us have to do in our jobs today even. For example we complain about folding clothes for 4 hours during a shift if you work in retail where as the Joads had to do hard labor on a farm for only a quarter that could maybe buy us a gum ball now days. It really put thinks in perspective!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Morgan I could never imagine working for .25, that is crazy. I think minimum wage should be higher than it is, but reading this makes me thankful for how it is today.
ReplyDeleteMinimum wage creates a constant demand for jobs in our country. There's really a fine line associate with what minimum wage is. If we raise it to much the amount of jobs available would decrease. Which isn't what we want right now with a recovering economy.
ReplyDeleteI find your photo to be hilarious, and yet again very true! minimum wage is a big concern with society today, ans i think we will see it rise in the future.
ReplyDeleteNice research. When I graduated high school, I believe the minimum wage was $4.25 and gas had just jumped from just over $1.00 to $1.80 and people were pissed.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of minimum wage is a good one in general, but I don't think it was intended for people to support families on it. Traditionally, younger (high school/college) aged people occupied these jobs. Unfortunately the recession has forced some adults into these job positions. Having three children, it is hard to imagine supporting them on $7.70 an hour. I hope I never find out if it is possible.