Is there really any positive effect when it comes to an increases in minimum wage? Research has proven that an increase in minimum wage can actually help reduce the amount of people that are below the poverty line. The reason that this is said is, that the more the people make at a minimum wage job then the more they are able to afford or even get out of debt. So why isn’t this topic seen as something that can help? This is because many people are just scared to see an increases thinking that it will do nothing but cause damage to them or even the economy. Either side has offered many different views on this topic and has also had many different facts to support their claim. But is either side really