The effects of a minimum wage on an economy are bad

"All that you have argued only amounts to make the case to not raise the minimum wage, or even keep it the same. This does not mean get rid of it all together."Raising the minimum wage is bad, and the minimum wage = a higher wage anyway, therefore lowering it would be benificial and getting rid of it = a lowering. " South Africa is a sad example of the fact that minimum wage laws end up hurting, rather than helping, the poor and unskilled." [1] It is simple how a even small minimum wage is bad:Let's say it is 4$ only:If the cost of your labor is more then the output you make, then chances are the emloyer is losing money and is mor elikely to fire you. [1] The minimum wage has clear effects: The minimum wage reduces employment. [2] [3] The minimum wage hurts the less skilled for the reasons above. [4] The minimum wage lowes employment in industries like retail that have lower paid workers. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Another prof that the minimuwage hurts the economy: The minimum wage increases the amou of people on welfare. [10] [11]That means it increases the amount of people on welfare. Further more, one of the reasons people hire minimum wag eworkers is because of the minimum wage. A minimum wage causes people to hire illegal imagrants. [12]For the reasons above the minimum wage increases unemployment, = worse economy.Also if you are worth 5$, then a 7$ minimum wage disqualifies you from getting a job. If the employer loeses money hiring you he is gonna either 1) not hire you 2) fire you. Further more teenage unemployment is raised and effected more drastically then adult unemployment, althou still effected, by minimum wage laws. [13] [14] [15]My opponent didn't like my other args so I modified, and either way a minimum wage is in itself a wage raise. So if I showed (which I have) higher wags are bad them a minimum wage in itself is raising unemployment, having a miimum wage at 0$ would be better for the economy alower wges are better. Obviously if your worth 2$ you will get paid that. [16]I have provided statistics so I have won ths point.I extend C4.Concusion:I have proven the minimum wage does all of wht I said it did. It is bad, it increses drop out rates. [17] [18] [19] He droped that btw. It does not lower poverty. [20] [21] And it even hurts the poor. [22] All of these things hurt the economy, and the minimum wage causes it. The minimum wage is not good for the economy. Vote PRO!Also for studies cited please give the cedit of me finding them to this website: http://www.house.gov...Just google the name and year then add minimum wage study for my sources that are not links.sources:http://www.csmonitor.com... [1]Currie and Fallick (1993) [2]Gallasch (1975) [3]Krumm (1981). [4]Cotterman (1981) [5]Douty (1960) [6]Fleisher (1981) [7]Hammermesh (1981) [8] Peterson (1981). [9]Brandon (1995) [10] Leffler (1978). [11]Beranek (1982). [12]Adie (1973); [13]Brown, Gilroy and Kohen (1981a, 1981b);[14] Fleisher (1981)[15]www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca8Z__o52sk [16]http://epionline.org... [17]David Neumark and William Wascher, "Minimum Wages and Skill Acquisition: Another Look at Schooling Effects,"Economics of Education Review 22:1-10. [18]http://www.heritage.org... [19]Bonilla (1992) [20]Brown (1988) [21]Stigler (1946) [22]