The intent of minimum wage laws is to generally ensure a living wage available for all U.S. citizens—in other words, to decrease poverty in America. However, as we learned this week, minimum wage laws lead to labor surpluses, which lead to unemployment, which lead to poverty. One can conclude that minimum wage laws are not the correct solution to the poverty issue.
This week, you will prepare a presentation to appear before your local city council, regarding a decision to increase the minimum wage, discussing the following:
Explain the effects of increasing the minimum wage.
Propose alternative solutions to decrease poverty. Perhaps focusing on the causes of poverty is the solution. According to Stapleford (2015), “employment, education, discrimination and family structure” are the causes of poverty (p.151).
You are to use a program such as PowerPoint or Prezi to create your presentation. You should have at least 15 slides, including a title and reference slide. You will need to include at least two outside resources (along with the text), using APA format.
You can use voiceover to present your findings, include detailed notes in the “notes” section, or submit an outline to supplement your presentation.
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