首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9/
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9/
admin
2015-02-09
88
问题
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Obama outlined a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9/hour. Raising the minimum wage has always been contentious, but necessary. Yet this is a political fight we shouldn’t have to have. The poor—mostly women and minorities—make too little. And the more radical aspect of Obama’s plan could fix that for good. The president has proposed indexing minimum wage, meaning that it would increase each year as the cost of living slowly climbs, free from the whims of partisan fighting.
Our federal minimum wage began in 1938, when President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which also limited the work-week to 44 hours, provided guaranteed overtime and placed limits on child labor. The minimum wage was set at 25 cents an hour(about $4.10 today). Its purpose was simple: guarantee that Americans who went to work received a wage they could live on. And the hope was that higher wages for workers would mean more consumer spending, thus strengthening the U.S. economy. Since its enactment, the benefits of a minimum wage have been well established.
It is important to consider how much people earning the minimum wage actually make. At present, a minimum wage earner working 40 hours a week without ever taking a vacation will make $15,080 a year. Obama’s proposed increase would mean an additional $3,640. Most minimum wage workers are adults, not teens, and most work for large corporations, not mom-and-pop stores. This means there are hard-working parents who are employed full-time at places that make billions in profits and often receive considerable tax breaks. And yet these parents still don’t earn enough to live above the poverty line.
How have we gotten to a place where people can work tirelessly and still not make ends meet? In large part it’s the result of political ambivalence to the conditions of poverty and the wages of our lowest paid workers. As the minimum wage has remained flat, productivity has increased, and so too have corporate profits.
While the economic arguments for raising the minimum wage are important, we should also not forget to think about the morality of our economy. We all derive not just wages from our labors, but purpose, meaning and a sense that we are part of something greater than ourselves: by supporting our family, helping our co-workers, and participating in the shared enterprise of community. Yes, the minimum wage should be higher. But it’s not just because it’s good for the economy and will help raise the wages of even non-minimum wageworkers. It’s because there is a value to work that is deeper than money.
Hard-working people fail to make ends meet largely because of
选项
A、the absence of morality.
B、the partisan combat.
C、the increase of productivity.
D、the pursuit of profits.
答案
B
解析
这一题其实很简单,要注意的是一定要在文中找答案,实现“阅读”中“理解”,切忌自我主观想象。文章第四段一开头就对此发问。紧接着第2句给出回答:In large part it’s the result of political ambivalence….即使不确定ambivalence的意思,根据political一词也可确定B项正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/R4K4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Themostinterestingnewcarsmayowe______thesimplewisdomofhiringafewtalentedpeopleandallowingthemtowork.
FinancialTurmoilintheWorldCausesaSocialHazardDespiteadropinmetropolitanWashington’sjoblessrate,regionaleco
FinancialTurmoilintheWorldCausesaSocialHazardDespiteadropinmetropolitanWashington’sjoblessrate,regionaleco
Teachers’LaborCostandPostNegotiationThePresidentoftheWashingtonTeachers’Unionhastoldmembersthathehopesto
TheOilProducesWorldoilproductionisabouttoreachapeakandgointoitsfinaldecline.Foryears,ahandfulofpetrol
FormerPresidentBushWhenGeorgeBushleftthepresidencyonJanuary20th,manyAmericanswerekeentoturnthepage.They
Thewriter’sattitudetowardFIFAPresidentBlatterseemstobethatof______.Itcanbesafelyconcludedfromthetextthat_
Thewriter’sattitudetowardFIFAPresidentBlatterseemstobethatof______.Bymentioning"thedopingaffairintheTourde
TheOnlineAutocarLeasingBusinessWheneBay,nowtheworld’sbiggestauctionwebsite,wentonlinein1995.manyexpectedi
随机试题
基层业务人员和管理人员使用的信息是()
A.异丙托溴铵B.沙丁胺醇C.沙美特罗D.噻托溴铵E.福莫特罗短效β2受体激动剂为
固体分散体中药物的分散状态有
取得一级资质的合伙的房地产估价机构的出资额为人民币()万元以上。
对于大型复杂的产品,应用价值工程的重点应放在( )。
下列选项中属于保证担保范围的有()。
机关事业单位在参加基本养老保险的基础上,应当为其工作人员建立职业年金。单位按本单位工资总额的()缴费,个人按本人缴费工资的()缴费。
18,1/3,6,2,12,()
根据材料。回答121-125题。2005年教育行业的固定投资额为()亿元。
CharlieBellbecamechiefexecutiveofMcDonald’sinApril.Withinamonthdoctorstoldhimthathehadcolorectalcancer.After
最新回复
(
0
)