1004_Group_P4


 * Position Paper – Part Four**
 * Name: Santos Granados**


 * Instructions: Please use this form as an organizer for writing your portion of your group position paper. You will be writing the conclusion to the paper. You should clearly and thoroughly summarize your groups problem and your solution. Be persuasive and convincing in your conclusion why you believe that you have identified the best solution to your problem. Be sure to follow the MLA citation format that you used when completing your JRP.**
 * You will also complete the Annotated Bibliography – gather all sources from your issue group members and compile into one annotated bibliography**


 * VII. Conclusion: Be sure to restate the problem and why you think your solution is the best possible course of action.**
 * The problem in our society, now a days is that the unskilled minimum wage people are bearly surviving in this bad economy. 1 in 5 federally contracted workers earns less than the poverty level for a family of four. People are bearly survivng in this horrible economy. I believe that the minimum wage in the United States should be at $9.25 an hour, and the underage should be at $8.50. Increasing the minimum wage of the U.S. will help the people survive and it will also help the economy get in better shape.** Increasing the minimum wage will help out the econmy get out of it's horrible condition it's in. It will help thousands of people recover from dept and get better living conditions. I found very good comments and observations during the interviews. I found worrying the fact that many people have to have two or three jobs to support their families. That means that these people have very little time to rest or have time for their families. It must be very stressful to have two or more jobs; I wonder how much time these people have to sleep, to relax, or to just watch TV. Families should have time to share and enjoy together, but I don't think these people have the time for some family fun when they need to work more than 40 hours a week by having to jobs. Isn't family the base of society? Mrs. Fuentes said something very interesting, the cost of living is constantly increasing, but the minimum way is not. Many people struggle just to pay their basic needs and bills; this is a reason why our rates of poverty are going up. The increase of the federal minimum wage will not end poverty, but it will certainly help to improve the economy of our country which is very important for the well-being of citizens.


 * VIII. Annotated Bibliography: Collect all the sources from your fellow issue group members and compile one ANNOTATED Bibliography.**

Jr, L. D. S., & Terborg, J. R. (2007). Employment effects of two northwest minimum wage initiatives. //Economic Inquiry,// //45//(1), 40. Retrieved from @http://search.proquest.com/docview/200880428?accountid=36630

Edley Jr., Christopher. "Boosting Poverty Wages." // Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA) //. 06 Jul 2010: A.15. // SIRS Researcher. // Web. 01 Mar 2011

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 * "Rising the Minimum Wage Is Necessary to Combat Poverty." //Poverty and Homelessness//. Ed. Noël Merino. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Current Controversies. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 14 Feb. 2011.

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 * Michelle Conlin and Aaron Bernstein. "The Working Poor Are Not Getting By in America." //Poverty//. Ed. Viqi Wagner. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 16 Feb. 2011