Letter to the editor 1 and 2

Brandon Smith
English 015
2/6/19
Letter to the Editor
The issue I will be responding to is minimum wage (https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/02/pennsylvania-in-dire-need-of-a-minimum-wage-increase-opinion.html)

LTE #1
Dear Editor,
While reading through you article I would like to respectively disagree with you. As a college student reading this you would think that I would want the minimum wage to be increased, but I am part of the population that disagrees with you. Allow me to explain why I think this way. Minimum wage is just supposed to be a start for a first job for high school and college students. It is not supposed to be something that you are able to support a family on. That is why we have college, so we can further our education and get a job that pay well, and you are able to support your family. Do I think $7.25 is low? In some cases, yes, I do because of how much gets take out in taxes. It really doesn’t require much energy flipping burgers at McDonalds and many of the times they are going to mess up your order.  Like I stated before, minimum wage is not going to allow you to support a family. I would also like to add that if people don’t like the pay they are receiving they can find other jobs that pay over minimum wage. People just can’t be lazy and need to get out there and look for other jobs. 
Sincerely, 
Brandon



LTE #2
Dear Editor,
As we get into the future there are many companies that are starting to put in automated systems in their business that will take jobs away from people who work them. Take Wawa for instance, they have computerized kiosks where you are able to order your own food. And there are two people behind the counter making the food. If the minimum wage is increased, you will most likely see that other fast food restaurants will want to implement that to their business if wages are increased by the government. If I was in the place of many of the executives and we needed to find ways to save money the first thing I would do is get these kiosks because it will be inexpensive. It will cut the costs of salaries and you don’t have to pay the people who want to get paid $15/hr. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WP2 part 2 Part 1-2

Part 1 Comments that are effective 1. " College isn't everything. Skilled trades can pay just as much and are vitally needed to the economy. Students should not be bankrupting themselves for a degree they cannot afford. The US need people with practical, real world skills more than 4 year degrees and a mountain of debt. Ending the stigma surrounding trade schools and blue collar jobs would be a far better use of space in the NYT."-(Caroline) This comment is effective because it goes in depth about how sometimes college isn't really worth it for some types of studies. One "move" that She tells us that there are other alternatives that people can use to get an education. 2. " Nothing is more expensive than " free" college. Professors aren't going to work for free. The campus and facilities aren't free. Students who are paying nothing aren't going to complain about the costs they aren't paying. Schools will raise the fe...
Read more

Final letter to the editor

Brandon Smith English 015 2-14-19 Letter to the Editor The issue I will be responding to is minimum wage  (https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/02/pennsylvania-in-dire-need-of-a-minimum-wage-increase-opinion.html) LTE #1 Dear Editor, While reading through your article on pennlive about wanting to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr I would like to respectfully disagree with you. As a college student reading this you would think that I would want the minimum wage to be increased, but I am part of the population that disagrees with you. Allow me to explain why I think this way.  Firstly, I believe minimum wage is just supposed to be a start for a first job for high school and college students. It is not supposed to be something that you are able to support a family on. That is why we have college, so we can further our education and get a job that pays well, and you are able to support your family. Do I think $7.25 is low? In some cases, yes, I do because of how...
Read more