Throughout the years minimum wage has continued to change. We believe that the minimum wage should be increased to eleven dollars an hour. At the moment the minimum wage was increased from $9.21 in 2017 to $10.21 in 2018. By increasing the minimum wage we .hope many teens will become more motivated to make their own money by getting a job. “This is supported by research from economists from American and Cornell University who studied the 28 states that raised their minimum wages between 2003 and 2007 and found no associated reduction in poverty”,(Employment Policy Institute). Some people may worry that by increasing the minimum wage would increase poverty world wide, but we will do as much as we can to not affect people in negative ways when increasing the minimum wage.