1003_Ind2_S2

Name: Emmanuel Hernandez

Instructions: Now that you have proven that there is a problem, you must research possible solutions to the problem. You must turn in this research sheet completed with two articles attached that show possible solutions and why they would work

III. There are many possible solutions to this problem. The possible solutions are: (Two articles must be attached and annotated bibliography) The posible solutions are that rasing the minimum wage will reduse poverty. Rasing the minimum wage would ensure that a familly of four with a parent working full-time at the minimum wgae does not have to raise its children in povery.

Increasing the minimum wage can help the working poor. Federal minimum wage should be increase to $8 an hour! The federal minimum wage can and should be increases to $8 per hour and indexed to inflation. Thats the average amount needed for a single full-tieme worker to meet basic needs such as food, housing, utilities and health care.

IV. The solution I (we) propose is: (This section will become your proposed legislation. Be sure to include what agency will implement your law, proposed cost if any and effective date) The solution I propose is to rase the minimum wage to $9 per hour and indexesed to inflation. This law will be implemented by the labor agensey. and will be effective startin 1/1/11.

V. I (we) think this solution will work because: (You must use factual information to prove your solution will work) I think this solution will work because, less families will be strugelling to make ends meet. Can help the worling poor.


 * Jason Furman and Sharon Parrot. (2007). Raising the Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty. In V. Wagner (Ed.), Opposing Viewpoints.//Poverty//. Detroit: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved from [|http://ic.galegroup.com:80/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010159282&userGroupName=chsd&jsid=6ef7ca10c4e14c1e1c6ca8ca04ea613b]


 * Sklar, H. (2004). Increasing the Minimum Wage Can Help the Working Poor. In K. Balkin (Ed.), Opposing Viewpoints.//Poverty//. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. (2004). (Reprinted from, n.d.) (Reprinted from , 2001) Retrieved from [|http://ic.galegroup.com:80/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010159251&userGroupName=chsd&jsid=66b7d21e270bdbeecc716513c33d4e71]