I disagree with your argument. i believe that universal health care will be beneficial for our people even if it will cost us a lot more. In terms of the economy, i do understand how it would seem ridiculous yet in terms of taking care of our society, it seems a lot more reasonable.

Many people in the united states are not able to afford their own healthcare and private insurance providers are just too outrageously high. By providing our country with universal healthcare, people are able to get medical treatment and there is a lesser rick of a health epidemic to breakout since everyone will have access to it.

The debate on whether or not the minimum wage rate of $11/hour in California should be raised is an ongoing argument. More than 55% of people, according to isidewith.com, believe that the minimum wage rate should be increased due to various reasons. On the other hand, others, like myself, believe that the minimum wage should not be raised more. The reason being is that minimum wage was not created to support entire families nor will help the majority of the workers. In reality, it may harm various small businesses and companies, leading them to seek other paths in continuing to be successful which may include having to lay off their workers. This in turn will increase the already high unemployment rate in America.

Firstly, back in 1938 during The Great Depression, minimum wage was first introduced to the people. According to minimum-wage.org, the reason why the bill was passed in the first place is because many people across the U.S were working hours on end in horrible factory conditions, only to be paid a small amount for all the work they had done. As the years passed, however, it is reported that Congress has increased the rate 22 separate times. Currently, times have changed and we as a society have been able to advance a lot more than in past decades. Education is encouraged more, and many teens and young adults have paths planned out for themselves to go to school and ultimately be able to acquire a well-paying job. The problem that we are facing now is that more and more people are choosing to stay in the minimum wage workforce instead of attending college. Fast food and retail jobs are meant to be teens' first jobs and it gives them the opportunity to be able to gain work experience. Yet there are about 2% of people out of 13,000,000 votes, as stated on isidewith.com, that believe that it should be raised to a living/family wage. This wage was not created to support a standard 4-person family. It was meant to gain experience and knowledge of the workforce and as the years pass, people are forgetting this. This leads me to my next point that if minimum wage is indeed raised, teens and young adults, who are supposedly the primaries in this field may be shut out and not be able to get jobs to gain experience. The reason being is that employers do not want to pay someone a higher rate if they have no experience. By doing so, it will raise the age and experience requirement higher than ever. Teens usually opt for a fast food job, such as McDonald's, to be able to earn some money on the side as they obtain their degrees in college not to support entire families.

Secondly, an extra issue that will be presented to mainly teens is that by raising the wage, it may discourage them to pursue an actual education since there are no degree requirements to work at a fast food or retail job, other than at some your high school diploma. This will cause the dropout rate to also increases because teens will notice that they will be earning fairly the same amount as a person who has gotten a four-year degree. Ultimately this will discourage future generations from becoming successful and sadly, a mass amount of our population will be uneducated. According to heritage.org, 49.5% of minimum wage earners are 24 years old or older. As stated on this website, the reason why this wage was geared more towards young adults is because they are not responsible for supporting an entire family and most of them are enrolled in school. The percentage of people older than 25 are usually not enrolled in college classes and are married/have a family to support. This leads us to another issue that is presented is that many companies may begin to invest into robots or technology if the minimum wage rate does become too high, leaving many unemployed. By investing, they will not need to worry about paying extra workers and will begin to rely solely on robots. For example, if a factory has 100 employees that work a 10-hour workday and they need to give them $15 an hour, that means the company has to pay $15,000 per day to employ these 100 people. Now if they choose to invest in machinery and robots instead, they will not have to worry about the daily costs and their investment will be long-term. Another issue that mainly small businesses and companies will face is that they may not be able to afford to keep as many employees hired if it does go up. This may cause many businesses to go out of business, which again will make the unemployment rate skyrocket.

Although many believe that it is not the smartest idea to raise the minimum wage, others do strongly side with the fact that it in fact should be raised. If the wage is raised, however, it will need to be raised more every year to prevent inflation. On lfda.org, they bring up a point about how "it's not just young people or those just entering the workforce who are paid minimum wage. Three out of four minimum wage workers are over the age of 20." But this further supports my argument since many of these workers are only settling for these jobs and are not using their position as stepping stones to move on to a better paying job. They are planning to stay in this position for a majority of their lives. A point from thebalancecareers.com that does strike a positive is that by raising the minimum wage rate, it will not give employers room to discriminate against gender or race since everyone will be paid the same rate. As a country, it has been seem time and time again that women and men are paid on different scales, usually resulting in the man being paid more. In terms of race, African Americans and Latinos have also experienced their share of discrimination in terms of pay rates. By raising it, however, everyone will have their fair shot at being fairly successful as minimum wage workers. In my opinion though, I believe there are a handful more of cons than pros.

In conclusion, minimum wage should not be increased and the jobs in this field should go back to being mainly meant for teens entering the workforce and gaining experience. People in their mid-20s and older should try or continue to obtain their degrees so they are able to have actual careers that will be able to support themselves and their families comfortably instead of barely getting by every month.

minimum-wage.procon.org

www.isidewith.com/poll/965649

www.minimum-wage.org/articles/history.

www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/report/who-earns-the-minimum-wage-suburban-teenagers-not-single-parents.

" https://www.lfda.org/issues/minimum-wage-increase?gclid=CjwKCAjwur7YBRA EiwASXqIHHAyHI4gwdSdLJjdniE4TASL5cMPoxm6Iyc7erUB-eWfZNiTYS26bhoCUN4QAvD BwE

www.thebalancecareers.com/pros-and-cons-of-raising-the-minimum-wage-2062521.