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A student is writing an argument to support the claim that increasing the federal minimum wage would help the economy.

Which point aligns with this argument and should be included in the argument’s concluding statement? Select the two correct answers.

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Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the federal minimum wage.
Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the federal minimum wage.

If employers were required to pay their employees more, that cost would be passed on to the consumer through higher prices.
If employers were required to pay their employees more, that cost would be passed on to the consumer through higher prices.

A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more than 80,000 new jobs.
A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more than 80,000 new jobs.

The first federal minimum wage was set at 35¢ per hour during the Great Depression and has been increased 22 times.
The first federal minimum wage was set at 35¢ per hour during the Great Depression and has been increased 22 times.

Studies have shown that the majority of people earning minimum wage are part-time workers who have other means of support.

1 answer

The two points that align with the argument that increasing the federal minimum wage would help the economy are:

  1. Nearly a million people who currently live below the poverty line work full-time and earn the federal minimum wage.
    This point highlights the direct impact of raising the minimum wage on those who are struggling financially and demonstrates how it could lift people out of poverty.

  2. A leading think tank has stated that raising the minimum wage by $3 an hour will create more than 80,000 new jobs.
    This point supports the claim by suggesting that increasing the minimum wage can have a positive economic effect, such as job creation, which would benefit the economy overall.