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Minimum wages in the US

Denne study guide giver hjælp til at skrive et argumentative essay om emnet minimum wages in the US. Opgaven var en del af den skriftlige eksamen i Engelsk A på HHX den 18. august 2021. Vi guider dig gennem kildematerialet, som du skal inddrage i dit essay og giver forslag til argumenter og synspunkter, som du kan undersøge.

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People over 30 and minorities would benefit from raising the minimum wage

Lu argues that the average age of people working for minimum wages is over 30 (04:18-04:23), a view which opposes Wood’s belief that low-wage jobs are mainly held by young people who are starting out in the job market. He also explains that African-Americans, Latinos, and single mothers tend to work low-wage jobs and that a “modest increase” (04:02-04:08) in the minimum wage would not lead to job loss but would instead prove beneficial for these groups. 

Smaller companies may not be able to afford raising wages

Genevieve Wood also talks about the issue that small companies may find it hard to afford raised wages. Wood gives the example of Amazon, a large global company which “can take on those kinds of higher costs much better than smaller companies” (00:28-00:34). Wood explains that while larger companies may be able to bear the costs that a raised minimum wage would require, smaller businesses “which employ about 70% of the folks” in the US (00:47-00:55) may not be able to.

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Minimum wages in the US

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