Darius Phillips, a fellow classmate of mine, recently published a blog entitled "Blog 7". In it he described that the amount of impoverished children in this state has increased, specifically from 2000 to 2011 47 percent. Phillips suggests that the reason why Texas has so many poor children is because of its high unemployment rate, and ultimately because the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. At the very end of his post, he suggests that raising the minimum wage will not work. My question to him is...why not? The minimum wage needs desperately to be raised. It does not support the cost of living even a little bit. Just because someone has to rely on a labor job paying minimum wage does not mean they do not deserve to live. What we are seeing here in Texas is an increase in those that are uneducated with children and therefore holding minimum wage jobs. If this is the reality Texas has to adjust to, then raising their pay is the only way this state will survive in the big game of economy. A good post for sure, but I intrigue Mr. Phillips to rethink his stance on the minimum wage. Also I'm no one to talk really but use spell check next time. ;) No real big deal though, the reader still understands the message.
It's been a great semester, I hope the best for all of you! This blog has now come to its conclusion. Fin.
Find his post here.
http://dariusleephillips.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-seven.html
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