Wages plays a major part in individuals flight with poverty. If an family is working full time, and the wages are still not enough to sustain life, then they have any choice but to be impoverished. I think our government has to start regulating what corporations are doing and realize that it is not fair nor productive for the success of its citizens if corporations continue to outsource or offer minimal wages. Even though it may not seem fair to the corporations, there has to be some rules when it comes to the success to the country as a whole, and that usually weighs more in the governments' eye than in the corporations point of view.
I believe outsourcing greatly dwindles the Unites States population to succeed to the best of its ability. Don't get me wrong, I think that it is good for corporations to look towards third world counrties for employees, if they are trying to help the flight of poor within that country, but I don't believe this is the corporations main objective when outsourcing. I believe they mainly do it for the profit, instead of helping the community of that country.
Also, I believe that wages need to be increased. The minimum wage is exactly what it is minimal. Based off of our budget project, our mother was working a $10.00 per hour job, full time and she still did not have the ability to "make ends meets". It is clear that the minimum wages needs to increase, but from my research $10.00 per hour, clearly would not do, let alone the national average of $7.25. It would have to be substantially more in order for a single mother with children to have a living, but I truly believe that the government or corporations are not willing to allow such a raise in the wage because they would lose in profit. In order to give in one area, something has to be taken away in another or at least that is what they would want you to think.
In your project, $10.00 an hour might not have been enough, but we weren't able to factor in any outside (governmental) aid. With the help of WIC and section 8 housing, the mother might have very well been able to survive a stable and comfortable life.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, it really is impossible to live on <$10 dollars an hour. ESPECIALLY now when everything has increased in price as well!
ReplyDelete@ csingleton10 - yes, with governmental help, the mother could have sustain a reasonable existence, but seriously, just because the government help is there, that does not necessarily mean it should be taken. Being a mother, myself, I would much rather have a higher minimum wage and feel like I can effective support my family, rather than not having a reasonable wage and getting assistance from the government.
ReplyDeleteI think it would come down to pride for me, and I would say most parents. I believe that most parents would rather have a fair wage to support their families independent of government assistance.