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Do you really want a minimum wage?
Los Angeles City Council Gives Final Approval to $15 Minimum Wage
Thread Prompt: In this module/week's forum, you must read 1 of the articles above and provide a 2-3-sentence summary of the article in the opening paragraph. In your second paragraph, you must explain an economic idea contained in this story. Specifically, note how the economic idea plays a prominent role in the story. In the third paragraph, you must explain what you think about the events in the story. You do not have to agree with what is going on, but you do need to provide your reaction to it. This is your chance to express yourself: what are your opinions? Be sure to defend yourself. Finally, you must address how economists and Christians might agree or disagree on the outcome. Does the economic component of this story mesh with your understanding of how Christians should react to the circumstances? Provide details to support your position (in other words, do not just say "Christians wouldn't act the same way as economists").
My views about min. wage? I agree, but if we are going to legislate about raising the min wage for un-skilled workers, then we need to do more about our undergraduate students, whom starting salary after graduating is about $15 sometimes, which is discouraging to the student to go to a four year institution. "I'll rather flip burgers," more kids will end up saying.