1. Democrats say YES! Minimum Wage: Increase? Hallie Laramie-Sinclair
Elizabeth Banet
Brittany Smith
Hour 2

2. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- Lifts families out of poverty.

3. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- It will put money into the pockets of hard-working Americans, stimulating the economy.  
- Increasing the wage to just $10.10 per hour would boost the weekly earnings of 16.5 million low-wage workers and bring 900,000 people above the poverty line.

4. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- It will reduce income inequality.

5. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- Rise in productivity.

6. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- It will save the government money.
- It would help people get off of food stamps.

7. The Pros of Raising Minimum Wage
- Lower training costs.

8. The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2014
We move that H.R. 555 paragraph 1 of section 6a be amended to read:
$9.10 an hour beginning September 1, 2014.
$10.10 an hour beginning September 1, 2015.