Liam Chechak, Kalamazoo
In response to the article: "Activists seek to put minimum wage hike on ballot," from Feb. 23.
As a student, one hears all about the economy, its failings and shortcomings, its minute growths and small changes. All of this can seem enormously complex, but I feel the issue is simple.
For all the effort and money the federal government puts in, that same effort is exactly what is stifling the economy. An increase on the minimum wage will not solve problems. Instead, an abolishment of minimum wage would go further. If the minimum wage was removed, then sure, the businesses would lower the wages, but if workers were not willing to work at that low wage, the businesses would begin to fail, forcing the businesses to raise wages until employees came back. If some workers were still not willing to take the jobs, then other Americans who are willing do so, will.
Over time, this would go on, until it reached a state of equilibrium. The businesses would reach a wage at which they are able to and comfortable with paying, and the workers would be paid exactly what they and the businesses agree to. For these reasons, an abolishment, not an increase, of minimum wage is exactly what is needed for this struggling economy.
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