Raising Minimum Wage Would Decrease USFG Spending

Thanks for the response, Con.Rebuttal A: "Burden of Prove""Pro blatantly misreads my case. I didn't say the resolution was "x"... I said that, to affirm the resolution, Pro must answer "x"." ~Con"...the following question: "How does Minimum Wage impact poverty."" ~ConThe core question of this debate is not "how does minimum wage impact poverty," as suggested by Con, but rather how minimum wage impacts USFG spending. I did not misread Con's statement as Con asserted I did, instead Con completely ignored the basis of the resolution.Rebuttal B: "Demographics of Minimum Wage""He claims that more people are on/near Minimum Wage, but doesn't say how many more. 3%? 5%? Pro doesn't answer this" ~ConAbout 26% of our workforce, or 35 million Americans makes less than $10.55. This is over 1/4th of the US' total workforce, and a minimum wage lift would stop many people's government reliance on different welfare programs."This debate is about federal minimum wage, and only 2% of the working are at the US federal Minimum Wage." ~ConRaising the minimum wage to a "living wage," would lift the wages of 35 million US citizens."- The average household income for Minimum Wage workers is $50,700+ a year." ~ConThe average amount of time spent working per week is 47 hours (2). The minimum wage is currently $7.25 (3), and there are around 52 weeks in a year. This means that the average minimum wage worker earns about $17,719 annually (47*52*7.25). This is far off from Con's "$50,700+ a year" mark."- 87% of those effected by Minimum Wage increases were not poor." ~ConBeing poor, and being in poverty are two entirely different things (4). Con used a website showing what the poverty line is for American citizens, not how much it takes to be poor. Furthermore this statistic is entirely inaccurate. There are 1.954 million part time workers at or below minimum wage (5). You work part-time if you work 30 hours or less per week (6). So, a minimum wage, part-time worker earns about $10,933 annually. This is below your stated website's $11,770 annually to be in poverty."- 56% lived in households earning more than twice the poverty rate." ~ConUsing the math above, it would take about 6 56% of welfare recipients are working, to qualify for welfare you can only earn up to a certain amount of money. People earning above a "living wage" would most likely not receive welfare.Rebuttal B: "Effect of Minimum Wage""Pro's only argument is a blunt display of information with no detail, no context, and no variables being accounted for." ~ConMy argument shows that in the past, there has been no signs if minimum wage leading to unemployment. With no real evidence of minimum wage increases leading to unemployment, Con's argument is invalid. These statistics show that there has been no real change in employment because of minimum wage in the past, and there will not be in the future.Rebuttal C: "Less USFG Income = More Debt"Raising the minimum wage would leave 28 million Americans with more capital to invest in the economy, causing economic growth (8). Raising the minimum wage infact makes workers more productive, increasing what each worker could do. As well, most US businesses are in financial shape to keep their employees if the minimum wage were to be raised. Minimum WageRaising the minimum wage could help the economy, via increased investments and worker productivity (8). Over $70 billion of USFG money goes to working welfare recipients. Raising the minimum wage would decrease the amount of workers reliant on welfare, as these workers would then be able to support themselves (and their family if need be). Minimum wage workers are poor, (poor enough to receive welfare at least), and raising minimum wage would help stop many people being reliable on government welfare programs.Sources:(1) http://tinyurl.com... (2) http://tinyurl.com... (3) http://tinyurl.com... (4)