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Minimum Wage

A high school student that has a job or is thinking about getting a job knows what minimum wage is because they know how little it is. Minimum wage is a set p/hr earnings an employer must pay his or her employees. Oregon is one of eighteen states in the U.S. that has set a higher minimum wage then the federal law of only $5.15 per/hr. For many years there has been a debate on weather or not highirng the minimum wage helps or hurts the economy, in most states with a higher minimum wage it has shown an increase in that states economy.

When Bill Clinton was in office he gave the states the power to set their own minimum wages above the federal level. One reason why he chose to do this is because it would allow states to change according to what fit their needs the best. A living wage is how well a person can perform a standard of living. That of course depends on where you live and the different types you fall under.

You may think how does the......

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