Members of the American Economic Association were asked whether they agreed with a number of propositions, ranging from the economic impact of minimum-wage increases to the desirability of universal health insurance.

美国经济协会成员被问及是否同意一些主张，包含提高最低工资对经济的影响，以及全民医疗保险的可取性等。

A low wage for elementary school teachers, however, doesn't mean elementary education isn't important.

然而，小学教师的低工资并不意味着小学教育不重要。

Assembling these items into a product like a phone can be a tedious, labour-intensive process, and one that is often subcontracted to low-wage countries such as China.

把它组合在一起做成产品是个很乏味、劳动密集型的过程，常常被分包给低工资的国家，比如中国。

Supporters of raising the wage say it will put more money in the pockets of workers, encouraging them to spend more and that this would help businesses and stimulate the economy.

支持提高最低工资的人称，此措施将工人得到更多钱，因此会消费更多，从而有助于商业发并刺激经济。

The economists who are entirely opposed to minimum wage laws are losing the policy battle.

那些完全反对最低工资法的经济学家正在输掉这场政策战。

" So is that why they'll take jobs with low pay? " I asked.

“这就是受低工资的原因？”我问。

Why might this not be the case for low-paid workers?

这样的情况难道不会难道不会出现在那些低工资者的身上么？

And so when you're an employee, you have a minimum salary… and part of the problem with tennis is that the players, despite… working 11 and a half months a year… traveling the globe are treated as independent contractors.

所以当你是一名雇员时，你有一个最低工资，网球的部分问题是，尽管运动员每会工作 11 个半月，环游世界，但被视为独立的承包商。

Low-wage workers like Natalie Pogmeyer a beauty salon tech are hopeful.

像美容院科技公司Natalie Pogmeyer这样的低工资工人是感觉有希望的。

They say, they are hurting from low pay, cheaper imports, and excessive environmental regulations.

说，因为低工资、廉价的进口产品以及过多的环境法规限制而利益受损。

If those jobs have been " replaced, " it is with low-wage service work.

如果这些工作被“取代”，那就是低工资的服务工作。

Others discover that the industries they idolise trade on workers' passions to keep pay low.

另一些人则发现，崇拜的行业是依靠员工的激情来维持低工资的。

Minimum-wage workers recently took to the streets of Atlanta to demand more money.

持最低工资的工人最近走上亚特兰大街头要求加薪。

It's almost surprising how happy they seem in a stereotypically low-paying, high-turnover retail job.

在一个典型的低工资、高流动率的零售工作中看起来如此快乐，这几乎令人惊讶。

The jumps at 12.5 percent increase in California's minimum wage.

加州最低工资的上涨幅度为12.5%。

Already starting with a low-income, some returning citizens are required to pay certain penalties after their release, like parole fees that can cost up to $150 a month.

在低工资的基础上，一些人在出狱后还要缴纳一些罚金，比如可多达每月150美元的假释费。

High-wage earners lived in the largest and most ornate homes that are near the town's center, while low-wage earners lived in smaller, more plain houses further from the center.

高工资的工人住在靠近镇中心的最大和最华丽的房子里，而低工资的工人住在离中心较远的较小和较简单的房子里。

It's hard for someone used to a job as a production manager on ￡25,000 to find themselves stacking shelves on minimum wage, says Kerry Turner, the local head of Citizens Advice.

其领导人克里·特纳（Kerry Turner）表示，对于那些曾经挣着25,000欧元，比如生产部门经理来说，很难受自己整理货架并且挣着最低工资的工作。

Part two, when a company doesn't pay a minimum wage, and they have employees that are receiving government assistance, that means we as tax payers, including you Jordan Snow, subsidizes that company.

第二，如果公司不支付最低工资并且的员工受政府援助，这意味着我作为纳税人，包括你在内Jordan Snow，要补贴那家公司。

On Friday, a coalition of citizens – including business leaders, working moms, labor unions, and more than 65 mayors – told Republicans in Congress to stop blocking a raise for millions of hard-working Americans.

周五，由大量企业主，女职工，劳工组织以及65位市长组成的公民联盟向国会的共和党人建言，请求不要继续阻提高最低工资标准的提案，这是惠及数百万工薪阶层人员的好事。