Should the government raise the national minimum wage?
In January of 2016, the Low Pay Commission raised the Irish minimum wage to €9.15 per hour. Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash estimated that 124,000 workers in Ireland would receive a 50 cent increase. The Labour party has proposed further wage increases of €9.65 in 2017, €10.15 in 2018, €10.65 in 2019 and €11.15 in 2020. Proponents of the wage increase stimulates the economy by shifting more income into the working class. Opponents argue that minimum wage increases hurt small businesses and increase unemployment.
Minimum wage does not improve quality of life nor economic mobility. It keeps you from progressing into upper ladder in society. I would say keep minimum wage low so people find reasons to improve themselves
@99QPD4Q1yr1Y
Yes but adjusted by age group with over 25's receiving a living wage.
@98R7BS41yr1Y
Yes, but only with the introduction of a UBI.
@989GK7F1yr1Y
Yes but we need to support small businesses too
Yes but I would prefer universal basic income
@8XSVGX7Social Democrats2yrs2Y
Yes, but a higher minimum wage alone is meaningless as long as cost of living remains extraordinarily high. Affordable housing and competition in insurance and energy markets would make a bigger difference.
Yes, only for students that are looking to contribute to society. Not to low skilled workers who don't plan to progress
@8RLNYM83yrs3Y
Yes, as said previously, everybody should be able to live decently (housing, food, clothes, socialise, etc)
@8R9BLBH3yrs3Y
No, keep the minimum wage as it is but reduce income tax
@99RSG8R1yr1Y
It should be raised based on levels on inflation in the economic market so people who are dependent on minimum wage jobs can provide for themselves and their families.
@8PWQ2463yrs3Y
No, but encourage employers to give better career progression for those working in that job for a while
@8H4GD784yrs4Y
Replace the national minimum wage with a living wage
@8C5RDBV4yrs4Y
No, the national minimum wage should be abolished to cater to low skill workers who are being overlooked.
@8PG6LSV3yrs3Y
Yes, but only Raise the minimum wage for anyone over the age of 30.
@8C5RDBV4yrs4Y
No, the national minimum wage should be abolished to cater to low skill workers who are being overlooked for jobs.
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@93S334Y2yrs2Y
yes i think the government should increase the minimun wage becujase people are not being able to afford thing and especially because prices are increasing fastly like houses
@93JPYHY2yrs2Y
Yes, the minimum wage is not nearly enough to live off and there's lots of people that are struggling to afford things because of this minimum wage, especially because of the cost of living crisis.
@93JPRYC2yrs2Y
yes i belive they should increase the minimum wage because house prices are contantly increasing causing people to be having a morgage for life or not being able to afford a house becomg without one.
@4SNPK4B2yrs2Y
We should start providing a decent universal basic income, enough to live comfortably with no additional income, after which minimum wage laws will be unnecessary.
@8PGZTFZ3yrs3Y
Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation and make it a living wage and should be adjusted by age group
@4SNPK4B3yrs3Y
Create a universal basic income, after which minimum wage laws are unnecessary.
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