True/False : If Republicans raised the minimum wage, there would be fewer people on food stamps?

The raise in minimum wage would reduce the poverty rate by as much as 1. ... There are job training programs, but given the current American ... And if this report were true, why havent minimum wage increases ... Things like earned tax credits and food stamps just keeps people from being independent.

Aren't most people who work for minimum wage teens? ... If there are no clear arguments against raising the minimum wage from our perspective, ... If we raise the minimum wage we can cut welfare, food stamps etc. ... .. a true race traitor ever notice the White power movement seems more intent on keeping ...

Of course, this is a false postulate: Businesses would pay what market ... However, even if the minimum wage is raised, prices, driven by the increased ... things, and it is hard to say whether it will cost people more or less than ... .. foodstamps, earned income credit, and "multiple other benefits" you state...

The Problem: The Minimum Wage is Worth Less Than It Used to Be ... If left unchanged, its real value will be at a forty-year low by January 1997. ... 300,000 people would be lifted out of poverty if the minimum wage was raised to $5.15 per hour. ... food stamps would provide $2,876, and they would pay $788 in payroll taxes.

If there are lots of people looking for work, then wages should fall. ... Senate Republicans filibustered the Bring Jobs Home act and the American Jobs Act as ... But this is as false as saying that raising the minimum wage takes away jobs. 5. ... safety net costs because fewer people will need food stamps, etc.

There's concern that a higher minimum wage would cost you more at McDonald's and while that may be true it's surprising how much prices may actually go up. ... is less than a quarter of the cost of what you pay for at the fast food giant, ... If we extrapolate, a $10 minimum wage would raise food costs about ...

Wouldn't it be nice if there was an issue that was hugely popular ... People just think it's the right thing to do and decades of attempts by ... So raising the minimum wage roughly slices the GOP down the ... Republicans (less than $30,000) supported raising the minimum ... .. Your fast food prices will go up.

Though raising the minimum wage is broadly popular, there are clear ... .. Lesspeople will get hires since people barely get hires as it is. ... would not qualify for food stamps and would buy more generic foods to stay within budget. ... .. Well, that's partly true: If the tide rises a lot for union workers, it will ...

If there are lots of people looking for work, then wages should fall. ... Senate Republicans filibustered the Bring Jobs Home Act and the American Jobs Act as ... But this is as false as saying that raising the minimum wage takes away jobs. 5. ... safety net costs because fewer people will need food stamps, etc.

Forget what you think you know about minimum wage workers: most are not ... First, people should acknowledge that this rather heated policy ... not earned a raise, but they are getting paid more for doing less. ... Focusing on the dominant minimum wage industry—food service—shows us the real story.

A proposed bill in Congress would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to ... Jobs , jobs, jobs: If there's been one theme of the 2012 election, ... . burgers in the form of food stamps, section 8 housing, medicare/caid, etc. ... .. I have never found that to be true. ... Fewer people will be hired for the same reason.

An increase in the minimum wage to $12 an hour would pour some $150 billion of ... During the last election campaign, Republican Mitt Romney was vilified for ... .. This is real life and you can only work 2 or 3 jobs if someone will hire you. ... .. I think food stamp people shop there because they have most ...