A student is writing an argument to
support the claim that increasing the
federal minimum wage would help
the economy.
Which point aligns with this
argument and should be included in
the argument’s concluding
statement? Select the two correct
answers.
a. Studies have shown that the
majority of people earning
minimum wage are part-time
workers who have other
means of support.
b. Nearly a million people who
currently live below the
poverty line work full-time and
earn the federal minimum
wage.
c. The first federal minimum
wage was set at 35¢ per hour
during the Great Depression
and has been increased 22
times.
d. If employers were required to
pay their employees more,
that cost would be passed on
to the consumer through
higher prices.
e. A leading think tank has
stated that raising the
minimum wage by $3 an hour
will create more than 80,000
new jobs.
b. Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the federal minimum wage.
e. A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more than 80,000 new jobs.