Minimum Wage Legislation
Beginning of paper
I am going to pose the question to you the students of Sir Sandford Fleming
College, do you really want the left in affect? As
college students you are not benefiting or gaining anything from minimum wage
legislation. The requires all employees to be paid at
least some fixed given dollar amount p ....
Middle of paper
.... They will continue to find themselves handicapped in
the job market as long as the minimum wage legislation remains in affect. In
society today the demand for "unskilled" workers is low and the supply is high,
therefore there is a surplus of unskilled workers in the job market. The effect
of a surplus drives down an individuals reservation wage, as they are willing to
do and take anything for work. Minimum wage only makes this fact more severe, as
it increases the supply of workers. ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
