The minimum wage is a necesary rigth for working Americans.

I'll do a rebuttal of my opponents arguments: "The minimum wage helps the economy because when workers have more money to spend, they have more money to be consumers. Consumers HELP the economy. In that sense, the minimum wage helps businesses big and small." My Response: This is true, more money helps the economy. However you are using this as a faulty defense. Why? 1) Even if a person was living off the minimum wage, he or she would be below the poverty line, and wouldn't be contributing to the economy very much. 2)Since the minimum wage increases outsourcing, then more Americans are losing jobs and therefore wouldn't be able to help the economy. Extension: My opponent failed to attack my point about outsourcing from Round 1, so you can extend this. "Yes WW2 helped create jobs, but my above point which proves an economic asset, supports my assertion from Round 2 that the minimum wage helped end the depression." My Response: You never actually explain how it helped, all you do is say the timing was right. And I already brought up how the minimum wage was a catalyst for the next recession. "However, as rosy as that sounds, it is not the case. There is a reason people go on strike, and it is inadaquet pay." My Response: Lol. Not at all. People go on strike because they WANT more, not because they need more. Take the Commercial Airway strike in 2000. Before the strike each person was recieving $75,000 a year. This is considered good pay. They all wanted $100,000. Anyone could live off of 75,000; they just wanted more. "Another argument of my opponents, that there are less jobs thanks to the minimum wage making the costs of employment rise, which I believe is the argument stresses the most, is faulty. In that spirit, I am sure you could employ every American for a nice salary of - nothing." My Response: Wow, your living in a fantasy world. The minimum wage increases outsourcing to India, China, ect. There are no minimum wage laws there. In those places people have the ability to live off of $5 an hour because the dollar is stronger then the value of the Indian, and the Chinese currency especially. If the minimum wage law is abolished then, according to Bussiness Week, outsourcing should drop a minimum of 30%, which would increase jobs for Americans. "The minimum wage helps insure many Americans that their jobs pay decently, and fairly. As costs rise, workers should be able to earn enough money to meet these costs." My Response: I have already explained that jobs for adults already pay sufficient amount. He also failed to respond to my teenage workers point, so extend that. Also, link this to my first contention on the cycle of market, which my opponent also fails to attack. =============================================================================== Voting Issues: 1) The extension of all my primary arguments from Round 1 2) My opponent fails to see that the minimum age creates many negative effects. Like outsourcing ---> Loss of jobs. 3) My opponent never actually proves his burden, that its a RIGHT. I have proven it's not a a right and the negatives that hurt Americans. It's a clear Con ballet. Thank you ladies and gentleman.