Friday, July 24, 2009

Minimum Wage Hike: A Haiku News Brief


Seventy more cents!
But will it hurt employers?
Or spur consumers?

My take:

Bosses feel the pinch,
But strapped for cash will spend more.
And everyone wins.

Find out more about the minimum wage increase here.

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6 comments:

  1. TrinaJuly 25, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Minimum wage hike -- ooh
    About as big as a haiku.

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  2. RobJuly 26, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Trina-- nice.

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  3. The Media ProofreaderJuly 27, 2009 at 5:59 AM

    If I were paid hourly, and got a $0.70 per hour increase, I'd earn $1,365 more each year. (No, my math's not wrong. I work 37.5 hour weeks.) In this economy, I'll be damn LUCKY if I get a $1,365 increase at the end of the year. So quit your complaining.

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  4. Kemuel RonisJuly 27, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    I am certainly for people being paid an honest wage. I just don't know where it will end.

    Can we just keep raising the minimum wage? What are the consequences of doing so? Overall does it have a positive or negative impact on the economy?

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  5. Jenn FennJuly 27, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    I think whether it is positive or negative is in the eye of the beholder. For some small businesses, they say it's too much of a burden. For the worker, obviously, it's great!

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  6. NicoleJuly 27, 2009 at 6:20 PM

    Seventy cents. Woo hoo! (and I'm not being sarcastic :))

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