# FILE NAME: 00000778.soc # TITLE: Should the government raise the minimum wage? [4e4f45a8faaeb07df4fc3fc1406082d6] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 3 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - We have come to the decision that the government should raise the minimum wage to help those on the lowest incomes to survive. This will also help to increase the living standards for the poorest in our society. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. This will also help to increase the living standards for the poorest in our society. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - We have come to the decision that the government should raise the minimum wage to help those on the lowest incomes to survive. This will also help to increase the living standards for the poorest in our society. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - We have come to the decision that the government should raise the minimum wage to help those on the lowest incomes to survive. This will also help to increase the living standards for the poorest in our society. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - We have come to the decision that the government should raise the minimum wage to help those on the lowest incomes to survive. This will also help to increase the living standards for the poorest in our society. We believe that this will also help to reduce the poverty gap and also help to reduce the reliance on welfare benefits. This will also help to reduce the cost to the government and taxpayer of welfare benefits. This will also help to value lower paid workers as they provide the back bone to many services the public require. Not everyone is able to work in high powered or paying jobs for many different reasons so we need to incentivise people to work in these areas. 3: 4,3,2,1 1: 2,4,3,1 1: 2,3,1,4