Dick Durbin

A full time worker earning the federal average of $7.25 an hour, makes a mere $15,080 per year-before taxes (Wing). Many of these people are supporting their families, and find it nearly impossible to survive on this poverty wage. Renting an apartment in the cheapest place in America to live, Benton County Iowa, for $420 a month, would still leave a minimum wage earner with only $750 to spend on anything else throughout the month (Wing). The minimum wage was never meant for people to support…

When using information systems, it is essential to ask, “What is the ethical and socially responsible course of action?” A MODEL FOR THINKING ABOUT ETHICAL, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL ISSUES Ethical, social, and political issues are closely linked. The ethical dilemma you may face as a manager of information systems typically is reflected in social and political debate. One way to think about these relationships is given in Figure 4-1. Imagine society as a more or less calm pond on a summer…