In July 2009, the minimum wage increase, legislated by Congress in 2007, arrived at its last stage. The general cost of employing untrained workers was raised by 10 percent because of this increase. Extensive research by economists shows that raising the minimum wage for workers could come at the expense of much more unemployment for untrained and younger workers. Fewer overall available jobs and reduced hours for the employees would also be a primary problem. Therefore, a lower standard of living for workers and a decrease in consumer spending would be ultimately produced. I love gum. Packs of gum are expensive in 2014 compared to the price in the 1970s. There is only so much money I am able to spend on gum. If only I had lived back in my parents' time. They frequently talk about how gum during their childhood cost only a dime or a quarter. I would be thrilled if I could take all of the cash I have today and spend it on the 1970s gum. One might wonder what gum has to do with the minimum wage in the United States. How could gum have gone from a dime to almost $2.00 per pack within 40 years? Well, minimum wage is very similar to this. Take this into consideration. "As a 2005 graph on minimum wage by the U.S. Department of Labor shows from 1970 to 2005 the minimum wage fell from $8.00 to $5.00" (Hassett 239). This was adjusted for inflation based on 2005 dollars. It is relevant and important to note that this is documented in 2005 dollars, not 1970s dollars. "Even though the minimum wage has risen, its value has not increased because of inflation" (Hassett 239). On the contrary, the value of minimum wage has been doing the complete opposite. This is solid evidence for anyone who desires to increase t... ... middle of paper ... ...sing prices, lowering expenses, increasing productivity or making use of some combination of the three" (The Issues Behind the Minimum Wage). If a business cannot offset this reduction of profit by any of these methods, then the business may "go out of business, live with a lower profit margin, or stagnate because of a lack of funds to expand its operations" (Berlatsky 97). Regardless of which of these occur, the net result of increasing the minimum wage is unemployment. It will ultimately price lower-skilled workers out of the job market. The unemployment yields a lower standard of living by taking wages to their extreme minimum – zero. In conclusion, minimum wage laws result in fewer jobs, increased unemployment, lower standards of living and less consumer spending. In the long run, minimum wage laws provide no jobs. Minimum wage laws only outlaw them.
combination of Wind, Biomass and Photovoltaic (PV). This indicates that the Sultanate of Oman has the enormous opportunity to become a renewable giant in the near future. The peak electricity demand in Oman increased drastically from 2,773 MW in 2007 to 4,643 MW in 2013. This is due to the accelerated growth in Oman. There exists a need to reduce the gap between the production and consumption of the electricity – as extra need of energy sources other than fossil fuel and gases are needed. Energy
only one of the oldest Thermal Plants in the country (1934), but also one of the most well run. With ventures in power generation, transmission and distribution. Generation : Torrent Power has an aggregate generating capacity of 1647.5 MW comprising: 1147.5 MW SUGEN gas based mega combined cycle power plant near
governments across the world to promote and develop renewable power sources. The global solar Photovoltaic market witnessed high growth in 2009 and 2010, with 24,600 MW of installed capacity coming online in these two years compared to the 8,912 MW installed in 2007 and 2008. Cumulative installed capacity increased from 16,127 MW in 2008 to 40,727 MW in 2010. Europe is the leading solar PV market, with a share of 76% of the total cumulative installed capacity, followed by the Asia-Pacific region, accounting
process is one of suitable approach that parties involved in the contract could invest on. Introduction The Standard Forms of Contracts can be improved to better the dispute resolution process. Despite the Standard Forms of Contracts such as ABIC MW 2008, AS400-1997, AS2124-1992 and FIDIC addressing the dispute resolution clauses to alleviate solving disputes, there are still issues that these contracts may need to be reviewed in detail to deal with the rapid changing construction technologies
National Solar Mission Introduction: National solar mission is an endeavour of government of India and state governments to provide alternative renewable energy source which is very vital for sustainable growth and development of country. This will be also very helpful in combating global greenhouse effect. National solar mission is the national action plan inaugurated prime minister on 2008. National action plan advocates use of solar energy as alternative renewable energy source because it is
Structural adhesives are used in a variety of applications such as automotive, durable goods, and building and construction. Adhesive chemistries can encompass one and two component polyurethane (PU), epoxy or cyanoacrylate, but in this article, we will discuss about the usage of polyurethane as the structural adhesive in automobile industry. Polyurethanes are made by the exothermic reactions between alcohols with two or more reactive hydroxyl (-OH) groups per molecule (diols, triols, polyols) and
.elting point was a strong indication of peperine presence, it was recorded at 125-131oC, which is a range that contains the literature value (130oC). Finally, the MS was also very helpful to proving that piperine was obtained since it recorded the MW as 285, which is the exact value obtained in a different literature12. Overall, the experiment was very successful. Although the recovery percentage is small (8.07%), but the fact is that is alkaloids represent 9% of the total mass of the pepper, doesn’t
Heat transfer from high temperature heated surfaces finds considerable application in engineering. Because of its large number of applications in industries, considerable efforts have been made by researchers to investigate various aspects of the heat transfer and its fundamental principles involved. Fluid flow problems involving heat transfer viz. in presence of convention and radiation represents an idealization of many meaningful problems in engineering practice. Due to the presence of higher
ABSTRACT The diffusion rates of potassium permanganate, KMnO4 (MW: 158 g/mole), potassium dichromate, K2Cr2O7 (MW: 294 g/mole), and methylene blue (MW: 379 g/mole) were compared and observed on an agar-water gel. An amount of each of the three substances was dropped on the wells of the gel. The diffusion rates were recorded by measuring the diameters of the substances at a regular three-minute interval for thirty minutes. Potassium permanganate had the biggest diameter after 30 minutes. Methylene
Flood control and drought relief The most significant function of the dam is to control flooding, which is a major problem of a seasonal river like the Yangtze. Millions of people live downstream of the dam, and many large and important cities like Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai lie next to the river. Plenty of farm land and the most important industrial area of China are built beside the river. In 1954, the river flooded 47.75 million acres (193,000 km²) of land, killing 33,169 people and forcing
small sample for a melting point determination and a color comparison after the next step. Calculation of the percentage yield of crude acetaminophen (MW = 151.2). was done and recorded in the lab notebook. Yield Calculation and Melting Point Determination Weight of the crystallized acetaminophen (MW = 151.2) the percentage yield was calculated. This calculation was based on the original amount of p-aminophenol used at the beginning of this experiment
Executive Summary Bangladesh is a developing country which has been facing power shortages for decades and the unavailability of electricity has resulted in an overall decline in lifestyle. Currently, most of Bangladesh’s electricity is generated using fossil fuels- especially natural gas. However, fossil fuels are finite and contribute significantly to pollution. Since energy is a basic pre-requisite for a nation’s development, sustainable development for electricity production is imperative. Thus
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Due to stringent regulations regarding the emission of volatile organic compounds, there is a demand to develop fast setting solvent free resins. Light cured materials have many advantages over conventional chemically cured adhesives, including consistent handling characteristics, single paste application, and easy removal of excess material and extended working time.1 UV-curable adhesives appear to be ideal candidates since such liquid formulations contain no organic solvents and are readily transformed
Impact of hydroelectricity in Nepal’s Economy Hydroelectricity is electricity generated from the flow of water. This is usually done with dams to block a river to create a reservoir or to collect water that is pumped. When the water "let go", the big push behind the dam forces the water down pipes leading to a turbine. Nepal is a landlocked country which is situated between two giant country India and China. Nepal is highly depending upon the India. Nowadays hydroelectricity is playing a vital role