Supporters of the minimum wage say that it increases the standard of living of workers, reduces poverty, and forces businesses to be more efficient.

Supporters and critics of the movement debate over whether these workers could easily be replaced by legal workers being paid in accordance with wage laws.

Supporters of the Continuity IRA leadership claim that this resulted from an internal disagreement, which although brought to a conclusion, was followed by some people leaving the organisation anyway.

Supporters of this view claim that spontaneous order is superior to any order that does not allow individuals to make their own choices of what to produce, what to buy, what to sell, and at what prices, due to the number and complexity of the factors involved.

Supporters of the Judeo-Christian concept point to the Christian claim that Christianity is the heir to Biblical Judaism, and that the whole logic of Christianity as a religion is that it exists ( only ) as a religion built upon Judaism.

Supporters of molecular nanotechnology frequently claim that no significant errors have been discovered in Nanosystems since 1992.

Supporters claim that Clean Elections matching funds are so effective at leveling the playing field in Arizona that during the first full year of its implementation, disproportionate funding between candidates was a factor in only 2 % of the races.

Supporters of fox hunting claim that the number of foxes killed has increased since the ban, that hunts have reported an increase in membership and that around 320, 000 people ( their highest recorded number ) turned up to fox hunts on Boxing Day 2006.

Supporters of the claim have pointed to Book IV as providing its strongest evidence, as when the narrator asks “ You mean to see we have been hadding a sound night ’ s sleep ?”, and later concludes that what has gone before has been “ a long, very long, a dark, very dark [...] scarce endurable [...] night .” Tindall refers to Book IV as " a chapter of resurrection and waking up ", and McHugh finds that the chapter contains " particular awareness of events going on offstage, connected with the arrival of dawn and the waking process which terminates the sleeping process of Wake.

Supporters of the caloric theory readily pointed to the symmetry of the Peltier-Seebeck effect to claim that heat and current were convertible, at least approximately, by a reversible process.

Supporters of this principle claim that this allows more universality and creates an incentive to find elegant, deceptively simple-looking problems which nevertheless require a certain level of ingenuity.

Supporters of polygonal rifling also claim higher velocities and greater accuracy.

Supporters of Trotsky sometimes claim that this ban was intended to be temporary.

Supporters claim that the forced integration has fostered more diversity and better learning environments.

Supporters of SPEWS often point to the claim that SPEWS " blocks " email from sites as a misconception.

Supporters of Trujillo claim that he reorganized both the state and the economy, and left vast infrastructure to the country.

Supporters of Speer, such as Fest, claim Speer felt personal guilt about the Nazi genocide, and that he spent his remaining years trying to justify both to himself and the public why he had let himself be deceived.

Supporters of the Argentine claim have used several different names, none of which are accepted by the islanders themselves –

Supporters of “ tort reform " claim that the popular perception of the case was materially accurate, claim that the vast majority of judges who consider similar cases dismiss them before they get to a jury, and argue that McDonald's refusal to offer more than an $ 800 settlement for the $ 10, 500 in medical bills reflects the meritless nature of the suit based on the fact that Liebeck spilled the coffee on herself rather than any wrongdoing on the company's part.

Supporters of this sort of private freedom of association claim that the right to join a union incorporates a right not to join a union.

Supporters claim that he had to rule with an iron hand because the country was becoming unstable due to the civil war.

Supporters of Lindbergh's views would claim that Lindbergh did not support Adolf Hitler, and that pictures of him appearing to do the Nazi salute were actually pictures of him using the Bellamy salute.

Supporters of ESL programs claim they play an important role in the formation of peer networks and adjustment to school and society in their new homes.

Supporters of white separatism claim that describing white separatists as white supremacist is a smear.

Supporters claim it drives technological advances and contributes to material well-being.

Supporters believe that by the late 20th century those they characterized as " ruling elites " sought to harness the expansion of world markets for their own interests ; this combination of the Bretton Woods institutions, states, and multinational corporations has been called " globalization " or " globalization from above.

Supporters of IRV have claimed that IRV can save money in reduced costs, but this has not always been the case.

Supporters of the Sandinistas ... have argued that Nicaragua has a good record of human rights compared with other Central American countries and have compared Nicaragua with other countries at war.

Supporters also argued that SDI could trigger a new arms race, forcing the USSR to spend an increasing proportion of GDP on defense — something which has been claimed to have been an indirect cause of the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union.

Since 1801, most of the United States Constitution has not applied to the District, because of Congress's " exclusive " interpretation ( Rights Supporters say " unchecked and unbalanced ", but a neutral reporter might say " without Checks and Balances ") of Article One, Section 8, Clause 17.

Supporters of the Dutch football team AFC Ajax met with Feyenoord supporters in what has come to be known as the " Battle of Beverwijk ".

Supporters of Stop Esso argue that BP has a similar level of production as Esso with nearly 50 % less greenhouse gas emissions.

Supporters of fansubbing point to an alleged positive impact it has had on the anime industry through its function as publicity.

Further afield, the club has an unaffiliated Global Supporters ' Association called " The Nomads ".

United has won the U. S. Open Cup twice, and holds an MLS record for most MLS Cup and Supporters ' Shields apiece, winning each honor four times.

The Earthquakes has won two MLS Cup titles, in 2001 and 2003, and one MLS Supporters ' Shield in 2005.

The Crew has won five major trophies: MLS Cup 2008, the 2004, 2008 and 2009 Supporters ' Shields, and the 2002 Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup.

The largest is the Manchester United Supporters Trust, which used to be known as Shareholders United and currently has over 163, 000 members.

Supporters note that even in the face of its limitations, it would not be accurate to conclude that GSP has failed to benefit developing countries, though some concede GSP has benefited developing countries unevenly.

The Bath Rugby Supporters ' Club ( BRSC ) has a membership of over 1, 000 and a fully drawn up constitution.

Supporters of the measure argued that state infrastructure had been neglected through many years of growth, while opponents argued that California's budget crisis has been exacerbated by budgeting inflexibility from past spending set-aside propositions like this one.

Supporters will also argue that most crowd surfers are considerate and will wear soft shoes such as trainers, and refrain from wearing jackets in order to minimize injuries, and that it is common mosh pit etiquette to pick up anyone who has fallen over.

Supporters of the method contend that the tendency of students not to grow into independence is largely a cultural issue in America and can be easily addressed by a teacher who requires students to begin working independently ( American Suzuki Journal, 1996 ) and has a process in place for that transition.

In the 21st century a series of financial problems has seen the club owned by a Supporters ' trust, who sold the club to Munto Finance – a subsidiary of Qadbak Investments.