@ISIDEWITHQuestionseconomyStarted 13yrs agoActive 3wks ago

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

The federal minimum wage is the lowest wage at which employers may pay their employees. The Liberal government eliminated Canada's federal minimum wage in 1996. Each province and territory now sets their own minimum wage which range from $10.50 per hour to 12.50 per hour.

60%
Yes
39%
No
52%
Yes
34%
No
5%
Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation
3%
No, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle
3%
Yes, and make it a living wage
2%
No, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family
0%
No, and eliminate all wage standards

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 @8P54VC4from British Columbia answered…4yrs4Y

No, leave it up to the Provinces

 @8FZ4NNDfrom Ontario answered…4yrs4Y

No lower it, students will lose less money but it will help in the future for us with taxes and prices

 @8CM5QDJfrom Ontario answered…4yrs4Y

Yes and no, there should be adjustments according to inflation, but prices have already increased in a never ending cycle for so long... and we should bare in mind that lower-wage jobs are mostly for experience. There has been inconsistencies with payments from companies and level of experience...so there needs to be wage regulations instead of an exact minimum wage on all factors.

 @9NYQ72Jfrom Alberta answered…3wks3W

Have a federal minimum wage for people under the age 21 to develop experience, but over 21 they are now on a federal living wage.

 @97JL3NKfrom British Columbia answered…2yrs2Y

No but make it easier to get well paying jobs

 @97D3ZP8from Ontario answered…2yrs2Y

No, but provide more financial aid and educational opportunities to those struggling under minimum wage.

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 @M0derateImpala from Minnesota submitted…4wks4W

Companies Cut Worker Hours After California’s $25-an-Hour Minimum-Wage

California's budget deficit has ballooned to $45 billion. Mr. Newsom projects that the new healthcare minimum wage would cost the state $4 billion more a year owing to higher Medicaid costs and compensation for workers at state-owned facilities. Legislative analyses warned about these costs, but Mr. Newsom signed the law anyway.California’s current minimum wage for all workers is $16 an hour. Nearly all workers at healthcare facilities including janitors will have to be paid at least $25 an hour by 2028.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.California’s wage minimums are another illustration of how progressive mandates boomerang. Average weekly earnings for leisure and hospitality employees in California have declined by 2.6% over the last year owing to a steep drop in hours worked. By contrast, those average weekly earnings rose 3% nationwide, 3.2% in Florida and 5.2% in Texas.Average hourly earnings for California leisure and hospitality workers have also increased more slowly—2.1% compared to 3.8% nationwide—no doubt partly because the state’s softer labor market has reduced competition for workers.When government raises wages above what the market commands, employers will increase prices and reduce labor. California, QED.

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