56. The Minimum Wage Debate: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Episode description
What is the lowest wage a company should be able to pay someone? This is not an easy question to answer. Higher wages might help workers but hurt companies, while low wages will hurt those workers but help the businesses. Should we have a minimum wage, and if so, what should that minimum wage be? This episode of Thinking in English will look at the history of minimum wages, and then investigate a few arguments for and against higher minimum wages!
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Vocabulary List
Legally (adv) - as stated by the law
Children under 16 are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes in the UK
Poverty (n) - the condition of being extremely poor
Two million people in that city live in poverty
Entitle (v) - to give someone the right to do or have something
Being unemployed entitles you to government support
To spur (v) - to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
A huge new factory spurred economic growth in the entire region
Necessity (n) - something that you need, especially in order to live
Eating is a biological necessity
Devastating (adj) - causing a lot of damage or destruction
The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally destroyed
Market (n) - the business or activity of buying and selling a particular product or service
Many companies are waiting to enter the Chinese market!
To exploit (v) - to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage
Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees
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