http://www.ymcacona.org/blog Youth Conference on National Affairs Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:48:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.ymcacona.org/blog/archives/340 http://www.ymcacona.org/blog/archives/340#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:16:04 +0000 admin http://www.ymcacona.org/blog/?p=340 Minimum wage is considered either a gift or a burden to  individuals across the United States of America. Those who consider minimum wage a gift need restrictions on the nation’s monetary system in order to prevent the chances of being underpaid. However, there is also a group of citizens who constitute minimum wage as a burden because of the limitations it tends to cause. This controversial debate is precisely the topic of CONA’s proposal 135. Conner Nannini, a delegate from the sunny state of California, composed a plan in which minimum wage laws would be eliminated from both the federal and state levels. The text of Nannini’s proposal explicitly demonstrates his opinions on the topic by stating: “All minimum wage controls should be abolished as they both hurt the economy and the people they are designed to help.” As the proposal goes on, Conner lists multiple different justifications as to why his proposal is relevant. Among these reasons are the increased unemployment rates, the reduced job benefits, the diminished amount of competition, and the fact that it imposes an employer mandate. According to Conner Nannini, “The U.S. government has no right to tell employers, the people who are risking their own capital to create jobs, how much to pay the people that choose to work for them.” If this proposal is passed, there will be a decrease in the unemployment rate and the United States companies will no longer have to seek cheaper labor overseas. This proposal produces a number of pros and cons and is sure to spark lively debate in its final committee.

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