Raising Minimum Wage Would Decrease USFG Spending

Thanks for your argument, Con.Rebuttal A: "Demographics of Minimum Wage""Pro says 35 million workers are earning less than $10.10 a year. This isn't true..." ~ConFirstly, I stated that 35 million workers are earning below $10.55 / hour. Not "$10.10 a year" as Con stated. In fact, I actually stated, "About 26% of our workforce, or 35 million Americans makes less than $10.55." ~Me (see my 4th argument, Rebuttal B: "Demographics of Minimum Wage"). My statement remains true, as Con's CNN article only states how many people earn $10.00 / hour or less."And since I've proven that someone working $7.65 an hour is still above poverty, Pro's case means little." ~ConThe average hourly time spent working per week in the US is 47 hours (1). Around 70.1% of all minimum wage earners are part-time workers (2) (yes I realise you stated $7.65 / hour, but as a seemingly random number, there is very little in the way of statistics regarding part-time and full-time workers. Besides, the statistics from $7.25 to $7.65 / hour would be fairly similar). So, the average minimum wage earner works part-time, and part-time is defined as working 34 hours or below a week (3). The largest percent of part-time minimum wage workers work 20-24 hours a week (2). So lets take an average minimum wage earner, working 20-24 hours a week. So using Con's "someone working $7.65 an hour is still above poverty," we can calculate that someone making 24 hours a week, making $7.65 an hour earns $9,547.20 a year (52*7.65*24). This is far below the given $11,770 a year. So in conclusion, an average person earning $7.65 an hour is below the poverty line."Most of my Arguments I case from the beginning was dropped last round..." ~ConCon has completely failed to read my case. Last round I gave evidence against all of Con's cases, but as Con has done nothing to read it, I will restate my opposing facts."The average household income for Minimum Wage workers is $50,700+ a year." ~ConMost minimum wage earners have never been married (2). Minimum wage is $7.25 / hour (4). The majority of minimum wage earners work part-time (2). Out of all the part-time minimum wage earners, most work 20-24 hours a week (2). There are 52 weeks in 1 year. So, an average minimum wage worker earns $9,048 a year (7.25*52*24). This is much less than $50,700."87% of those effected by Minimum Wage increases were not poor." ~ConThis claim is unsourced and inaccurate. First of all, being poor and being in poverty are two entirely different things (6). To make this claim you (presumably) used a website that stated what the poverty line was, as it is used in a variety other of your arguments (5). You can see my last argument for a full explanation why your statement is not true."- 56% lived in households earning more than twice the poverty rate." ~ConMost minimum wage earners have never been married (2). Minimum wage is $7.25 / hour (4). The majority of minimum wage earners work part-time (2). Out of all the part-time minimum wage earners, most work 20-24 hours a week (2). There are 52 weeks in 1 year. So, an average minimum wage worker earns $9,048 a year (7.25*52*24). This is less than the poverty rate of $11,770 (5)."Raising Minimum Wage would only affect 0.0043% of those on welfare" ~ConRaising the minimum wage to $10.10 would end 1.7 million American's reliance on welfare (7). This is just how many Americans this would raise out of welfare, the amount of Americans on welfare that would be affected would be much greater. If Con's statement was true, raising the minimum wage would only affect 4,714 people (109,631,000*0.000043). This is far from the truth. "I said the average HOUSEHOLD Income is $50,000, which is true (3)." ~ConI'd first like to question the source from which you got this information. Con got this fact from a Forbes article made by a contributor. The author of the article sourced this claim from a page that has now been DELETED (9). This article being deleted could likely stem from false or unsupported claims. Also, other facts/statistic show that this claim is incorrect. Most minimum wage earners live in homes by themselves, so there is no one else in their household, and with the average minimum wage earner earning only $9,048 a year (see fourth paragraph of Rebuttal A), this claim is untrue. Let's say that this was true, it still does nothing to disprove the resolution. This joined household income of $50,000 from 3 workers, is too much money to receive welfare; the government would not give them their financial assistance (10)."Pro's whole case seems to assume all MW workers are living alone" ~ConNot all, but most do. Besides, as stated above, many minimum wage workers living alone do not receive welfare."Only 22% of the people he references are in poverty" ~ConSee second and sixth paragraphs in the Rebuttal A section for full explanation.Rebuttal B: "Effects of Minimum Wage""They don't account for variables and context, or any other force that impacts the stats." ~ConWhat would make a minimum wage increase in 2016 any different from any of the other 19 minimum wage increases (see round 3). "If Minimum Wage is increased in 2016, and then a new industry forms, hiring 10 million workers, Pro's method would claim the wage hike caused the employment increase."Unless pro can prove that a new industry formed in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1976 1981, 1991, 1996, 1997, and 2009 that caused increased employment, this argument is unreliable.Rebuttal C: "Less USFG Income = More Debt"Con is forgetting some very important things. A higher minimum wage means people have more money to spend on stocks/investments, increasing different companies abilities to pay a higher minimum wage, and also boosting the economy. An increased minimum wage also mean people have more money to spend on the company's products, further increasing that company's profits, giving them the ability to pay a higher minimum wage. Conclusion and Key PointsThe average minimum wage earner earns about $9,048 a year, well below $12,000, the maximum amount of money one person can make yearly and still receive welfare. Raising the minimum wage to $10.55 would make that person earn much over $12,000 a year, taking them off of welfare, lowering the amount of money the USFG spends on it. Throughout past experiences with raising the minimum wage, there have been no real signs that connect an increase in minimum wage to unemployment. Raising the minimum wage would also increase the amount of money these low wage workers would be able to spend on different products, and investments, further boosting the economy, and allowing the different companies to be able to pay for the increased wages. Taxes on low wage earners would increase, and an increased income means a better ability to take care of one's self, further decreasing health care costs. Altogether, raising the USFG minimum wage would help to decrease total spending. Thanks to all the readers for reading, all the voters for voting, and to Con for giving his arguments. This debate concludes with still, no liable evidence disproving the fact that minimum wage, does indeed decrease government spending. Thank you.Sources(1) http://tinyurl.com... (2) http://tinyurl.com... (3) http://tinyurl.com... (4) http://tinyurl.com... (5) http://tinyurl.com... (6) http://tinyurl.com... (7) http://tinyurl.com... (8) http://tinyurl.com... (9) http://tinyurl.com... (10) http://tinyurl.com...