herefore more money is circulating and people are supporting themselves and developing a stronger sense of self-worth. People are born with a desire to thrive and the more success one enjoys, the more one wants.Less government regulations is something else I feel is another issue I agree with on being a conservative. Increase government regulations drive prices higher because the cost of doing business is increased to pay for the regulations. Conservatives believe in reasonable regulations. In a free society, business would not want to harm people by cutting corners. People may file lawsuits against the companies and this would do more harm to the company than if they self regulated themselves. One issue that I have noticed recently is the current debates on the raising of minimum wage. Minimum wage also raises the cost of doing business. Minimum wage jobs are meant as an entry-level, non-skilled job. These jobs are mostly occupied by young people participating in their first or second job, and are usually unskilled. Conservatives argue that by keeping minimum wage an employer may be able to higher more workers thus allowing more people to receive work experience. Many economists believe that any minimum wage hurts. Minimum wage actually allowing an employer to settle on a wage rather than allowing the free markets to determine what a job is worth. For example, $6.50/hr an employer will set that wage for their entry level for unskilled jobs because it is the wage government has set for minimum wage. But if there were no minimum wage, an employer would advertise for a position at a given wage. If that wage did not attract the workers they wanted he might raise that wage to attract better workers. Therefore allowing the market to determine the value of a job. Therefore, the role of government should be to set guidelines, but to basically get out of the way and let society work. The concept of being a conservative falls ...
