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 say this would level the playing field by broadening opportunities for low-income students to attend as good of schools as the middle classes instead of the current two-tiered system which educates the middle and upper classes, but not the lower classes, particularly minorities.

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 say that watching all Internet traffic is important, because by knowing everything that everyone is reading and writing, they can identify terrorists and criminals, and protect society from them.

Supporters also say that studying Swedish makes it easier to learn other Germanic languages, such as English and German.

Supporters of social promotion policies do not defend social promotion so much as say that retention is even worse.

Supporters of crowd surfing say that by standing in the mosh pit, concert-goers should expect such behavior as part of a rock show and by standing more towards the side or rear of the venue they can easily avoid such behavior.

Supporters of Gellhorn say her unauthorized biographer, Carl Rollyson, is guilty of " sexual scandal-mongering and cod psychology.

Supporters of the system say that college athletes can always make use of the education they earn as students if their athletic career doesn't pan out, and that allowing universities to pay college athletes would rapidly lead to deterioration of the already-marginal academic focus of college athletics programs.

Supporters of this theory also say that public opinion has not gone to the extreme ; rather, both parties have come closer to the center.

Supporters say the road helped end the years of planning blight that had affected Leytonstone, but critics would suggest that the economic upswing and housing boom would have had the same effect.

Supporters of the practice say the loans allow people access to funds immediately in cases of an emergency such as overdue medical bills, credit payments, and other debts while they wait for the IRS to process their income tax return.

Supporters of the Codex Alimentarius say that it is a voluntary reference standard for food and that there is no obligation on countries to adopt Codex standards as a member of either Codex or any other international trade organization.

Supporters of cardinal utility theory in the 19th century suggested that the amount of utility obtained had to have a repercussion on the market price, although they did not say much about the problem of dealing with the subjectivity behind this alleged effect.

Supporters say that it also protects seafarers from deplorable living and working conditions often found on foreign-flagged ships.

Supporters, however, say the politics disadvantages are " real world " and provide education on how bills are passed and politics in general.

Supporters say the schools achieve good results and are drug-free.

Supporters of the head halter say that it enables the handler to control the dog's head, and makes the dog unable to pull using its full strength.

Supporters of a New Zealand republic say:

Supporters of a proposed bill say that the current law is unclear, while opposing groups cite increased gambling addiction as a likely consequence if free alcohol distribution is legalized.

Supporters do not want to deal with the future inconvenience of having to deal with the flood again, while critics say that the proposed wall would ruin views and make the airport " ugly ".

Supporters of the Brown Act say it still lacks enforcement, contending the law has been eroded by court decisions and government officials ' efforts to block access to records.

Since 2006, Barreto has stayed with the club he has fallen in love with and the supporters who consider him nothing less than a God, ( Mohunbagan Supporters say: " SHEET GRISHMA BARSHA, BARRETO ' I BHORSHA ", it means Winter, Summer or Rain .. Barreto is the saviour ) he was heart winner of Bengali footballer fans, who has the ability to save them from any situaition.

Supporters of the status quo include current leader and former ACM Leader, Tony Abbott, former opposition leader Brendan Nelson, Cory Bernardi and Alexander Downer.

The reasons why a dominant-party system may form in such a country are often debated: Supporters of the dominant party tend to argue that their party is simply doing a good job in government and the opposition continuously proposes unrealistic or unpopular changes, while supporters of the opposition tend to argue that the electoral system disfavors them ( for example because it is based on the principle of first past the post ), or that the dominant party receives a disproportionate amount of funding from various sources and is therefore able to mount more persuasive campaigns.

Supporters of Chávez believed that the opposition used these to forge signatures.

The move to Ashburton Grove was at first met with opposition by members of the Arsenal Independent Supporters ' Association, who were concerned about environmental issues.

Supporters of H. floresiensis such as Chris Stringer and Dean Falk attribute opposition partly to the fact that the existence of the species challenges the theories of multiregionalists, who believe that Homo sapiens was the only living species of hominin, evolving simultaneously in different regions, at the time when the Flores individuals were alive.

Various petitions in opposition to the suggestion, as well as organised displays of opposition at matches and the presentation counter-proposals, were arranged by Supporters Clubs in a bid to block any move to the Maze.

Supporters claim that this stems from opposition to Chapela's anti-Novartis activism from Molecular and Cell Biology faculty member Jasper Rine, who was both a member of the tenure committee and in a research relationship with the company.

Supporters of this view believe that “ to a hypothetical outside reader, presents Christianity as enlightened, harmless, even beneficent .” Some believe that through this work, Luke intended to show the Roman Empire that the root of Christianity is within Judaism so that the Christians “ may receive the same freedom to practice their faith that the Roman Empire afforded the Jews .” Those who support the view of Luke ’ s work as political apology generally draw evidence from the facts that Christians are found innocent of committing any political crime ( Acts 25: 25 ; 19: 37 ; 19: 40 ) and that Roman officials ’ views towards Christians are generally positive.

Supporters of this view believe that the Roman Empire does not threaten the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ because Luke “ simply recognizes its existence as a political reality, but he is clear that God is greater .” Throughout Acts, believers like Paul are being charged with spiritual crimes concerning “ teaching against Israel, the law, and the temple ” ( Acts 21: 21, 28 ; 23: 29 ; 24: 5 ; 25: 8, 19 ; 28: 17 ) or being a civil disturbance ( Acts 16: 20, 21: 38, 25: 8 ) rather than political charges.

Supporters of the decision argue that satellite radio can only be feasibly set up as a continental system, and trying to impose 35 % Canadian content across North America is quite unrealistic.

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 the theory that prairie dogs are communal breeders state that another reason for this type of infanticide is so that the female can get a possible helper.

Supporters of the assassins who were killed in the wake of these events included the church's leader, Bishop Gorazd, who is now revered as a martyr of the Orthodox Church.

Supporters of Nordicism and Germanism consider Nordic people ( Scandinavians, Germans, English, Balts and Dutch ) to be superior, shunning those of Southern and Eastern Europe ( who may have darker features and different cultures ), including mostly Jews, Poles, Celts ( Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Basque ), Gypsies, Spanish, Portuguese, Italians, white Latin Americans, Lusophone, white Africans, and Russians, along with anyone whose ethnic heritage is not European.

Supporters of The World Calendar do not deny that their system is at odds with the traditions of a significant portion of the world's population, but argue that Worldsdays and Leapyear Days can be treated as " double " holy days by those who wish to maintain the seven-day week sequence.

** Supporters of Khomeini take over the Iranian law enforcement, courts and government administration ; the final session of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held.

Supporters of the term define a political prisoner as someone who is imprisoned for his or her participation in political activity.

Supporters of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima in the 11th Panchen Lama controversy have called him a " political prisoner ", despite the fact that he is not accused of a political offense.

Supporters of Jewish resettlement within Hebron see their program as the reclamation of an important heritage dating back to Biblical times, which was dispersed or, it is argued, stolen by Arabs after the massacre of 1929.

Supporters of UGBs point out that Portland's housing market is still more affordable than other West Coast cities, and housing prices have increased across the country.

Supporters of private price rationing over waiting time rationing, such as The Atlantic columnist Megan McArdle, argue time rationing leaves patients worse off since their time ( measured as an opportunity cost ) is worth much more than the price they would pay.

Supporters note that this is one of the reasons nuclear bunker busters should be developed.

Supporters view mixed economies as a compromise between state socialism and free-market capitalism that is superior in net effect to either of those.

Supporters of the name-change movement argue that the Republic of China no longer exists, as it did not include Taiwan when it was founded in 1912 and mainland China is now controlled by the Chinese Communist Party as the People's Republic of China.

At the end of the regular season, the team with the highest point total is awarded the Supporters ' Shield.

Supporters regard OOPArts as evidence that mainstream science is overlooking huge areas of knowledge, either willfully or through ignorance.

Sting is a supporter of Newcastle United, and in 2009, backed a Newcastle United Supporters campaign against the controversial plan of owner Mike Ashley to sell off the naming rights to St James ' Park.

Paul Cassidy of six-piano ensemble Piano Circus is a fan of QPR and also deputy chairman of the Glasgow branch of the Queens Park Rangers Supporters Association.