As a staff member for a member of the House of Representatives, you are asked to write a short briefing memorandum on the minimum wage. You should briefly cover the costs and benefits of having a minimum wage and whether the federal minimum wage should be increased to $15 an hour. Provide a rationale for your Representative to vote for or against a proposal to raise the federal minimum wage.

Based on the following links:

https://businessfacilities.com/2019/12/minimum-wage-will-increase-in-majority-of-u-s-states-in-2020/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/02/seattle-passed-a-15-minimum-wage-law-in-2014-heres-how-its-turned-out-so-far.html

1) Discuss the costs and the benefits associated with increasing the minimum wage.

2) If you were are a congressional member and had to vote on an increase in the minimum wage to say $10 per hour would you? Why or why not?