No, 88 percent of those who benefit from a federal minimum wage increase are age 20 or older, and 55 percent are women.
2. If minimum wage was increased will it be bad for the economy?
No, since 1938, the federal minimum wage has been increased 22 times, for more than 75 years, real GDP per capita has steadily increased, even when the minimum wage has been raised.
3. Are only part- time workers paid the minimum wage?
No, because 53 percent of all minimum wage earners are full time workers, and 88 percent who would benefit from raising the minimum wage are working adults.
4. Can small business owners afford to pay their workers if minimum wage were raised?
Yes, a June 2014 survey found that more than 3 out of 5 businesses owners support the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Small business owners believe that a higher minimum wage will benefit business by reducing employee turnover, increase productivity, and help the economy.
5. Should young workers between the ages of 18 to 25 qualify for the minimum wage increase?
Yes, once they build their way up into the workforce and prove they have more experience, they should receive $10 an hour.
6. Is increasing the minimum wage bad for businesses?
No, because academic research has shown that higher wages sharply reduce employee turnover rate
which can reduce employment and training costs.
7. Would raising the federal tipped minimum wage ($2.13 per hour since 1991) hurt restaurants?
No, because in California, employers are required to pay servers the full minimum wage of $9 per hour-before tips. Even with a recent increase in the minimum wage, the National Restaurant Association projects California restaurant sales will outpace the U.S. average in 2014
8. Should restaurant servers be paid the minimum wage since they already receive tips?
Yes, because minimum waged servers can earn as little as $2.13 per hour, so the employee will make up the difference, which still does not equal to the federal minimum hourly wage.
9. Will increasing the minimum wage cause people to loose their jobs?
No, a review of 64 studies on minimum wage increases found no discernable effect on employment. Additionally, more than 600 economist, seven of them Noble Prize winners in economics, have signed onto a letter in support of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 by 2016.
10. Should the minimum wage be raised to $10 an hour in the State of Illinois?
Yes, because it will give low waged workers a greater chance at making ends meet, instead of relying so heavily on the government assistant programs.
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