In "Time For A Raise" Patrica Smith explores that the President of the United States believes that it would be a great idea to increase the federal minimum wage to $9 a hour. Some people agreed with him and others disagreed. In my opinion this both a smart and dumb decision. In my situation right now, raising the minimum wage would be help.

This article includes quotes from Obama him self, teenagers who work, and others. Patrica Smith also sites data from graphs. One fact that stood out to me was "On the other hand, some argue that making employees more expensive for companies to hire might increase unemployment." as stated in the article. This quote shows that companies wont be able afford the new minimum wage, so they would fire more people and hire less. Another fact that stood out to me was "Their hourly rate may go up, but their number of hours may come down." this quote proves that companies may start to close their stores early, so they won't have to pay their employees for extra hours.closing down stores early is a smart idea, but it's a not so good idea on the workers because they would get paid less.

In my situation i think raising the minimum wage to $9 is great. That means if i work this summer i would great paid more than if i worked last summer. I could do a lot more, like go shopping, go out with friends. Also having more money could take some weight of my parents. I would still ask for money but not as much. I really think this new idea should go through.