Debate activity sheet: the impact of policy changes whenever any policy is changed, different groups of people are affected in different ways. who is affected by changes in the federal government's minimum-wage policy, and how are they affected? review the excerpts from the two minimum-wage articles in the text and "new minimum wage makes few waves" (on the previous two pages of this booklet). then use this activity sheet to provide at least two examples of how each of the affected parties is helped as well as hurt by an increase in the minimum wage. you can use this information to back up your arguments in the debate. we've given you a start with two examples.

First and foremost, the low wage workers are affected. Whether or not the effect is a good one is based largely on employers, the second group of affected people. Employers have just had a lot of expense added to their budget as a result of the raise in the minimum wage and in response, many employers let some employees go. So many workers are affected well because of the raise in wages, but many also lose their jobs as expenses for businesses increase.