Should Minimum Wage Be Raised To 15 Dollars

Point A2: My opponent seems so ignorant to the fact that if we increase our wages even more more people in the manufacturing industry will be laid off and their job will be done in a 3rd world country for cheaper. "It means you and I pay more for whatever we"re buying, since business owners " the ones who put up the capital to open the business in the first place " are not going to reduce their share of the business to any excessive degree. To keep their profits at an adequate level, they will raise prices to afford the higher wages " and, thus, begets inflation. It makes America less competitive globally. If we lived in a closed economy, we wouldn't"t care about the cost of labor in Brazil or Mexico or Malaysia. But because we operate in an open economy in a globalize world, we compete with global labor " and globally there is a glut of labor, which means certain categories of American workers are already overpaid relative to their peers overseas. So, every time we raise the cost of labor we are making America a little less competitive."(http://www.marketoracle.co.uk...) My opponent seems to neglect this. Economists have seen the manufacturing decline over a long period of time. It is obvious to see that we can't compete on a global scale. It will result in unemployment and most people need to face the facts that sustainable income and lazy job are not the same. Point B2; 15,580 dollars a year is enough for one person and if you have a family of three there is likely two incomes resulting in a 31,160 dollar a year income. This should suffice for a family of three and if you cannot afford to raise a family than you shouldn't have a family. There is no way around this. My opened said a family of three cannot live on 16,000 dollars a year, I agree, but if one cannot afford a family why should they have one. A living income is earned, not given. Why should hard working people make the same as lazy and lethargic burger flippers? Point C2: College can result in a better job and many people are seeking college loans which would be a practical means of getting a real job that will actually give back to the economy. These people are lazy. If lazy burger flippers want an honest income they should have an honest job. You seem to neglect that. If they wanted to they could go to college. An education provides collateral in the long run and in places like Chicago if you actually work in school you can get a free college scholarship. No matter who you are there is debt and scholarships for you. Point D2: You need to earn a higher wage. If you want to "ensure a quality job" you should go to college and get the job that deserves the higher wage. Our lazy fast food workers and button pushers cannot understand it and those greedy individuals want more, and my opened feels it is okay. If they want more money they can take the risk of starting their own corporation and selling a real product. With no risk there is no gain. Higher ups deserve that income because they took the risk not the worthless workforce flipping burgers. If these lazy people take a risk it might pay off. Point E: My opponent says I refuse to argue the points of societal welfare, higher wages ensure quality jobs, and living wages bolster the economy and doesn't result in unemployment, but I have responded. It will result in unemployment due to cheaper international wages. Higher wages ensure quality jobs, but burger flipping isn't what I would call a quality job. Societal welfare can happen if people choose to do jobs worth doing. The current national CEO of Mc Donald's started out flipping burgers. She was driven and dedicated, something most burger flippers don't have. Success comes with hard work. When the unacceptably workforce understands this they will rise up, go to college, and give back to the economy. This is my closing argument. Now I ask my opponent to respond to outsourcing which he has not responded to yet. I respectfully ask you as voters to agree that we should not raise income to 15 dollars an hour.