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Originally Posted by Sly
I disagree. Who and what defines "make a living?" There are families of five living on less than $40,000 a year. There are families of two that think living on $100,000 a year is impossible.
A job is worth X based on economics, not based on "what should or shouldn't be." If "minimum wage" requirements force the economics to not work out, the job simply won't exist.
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it's not about what people "think" they need to live, it's about the minimum living the law says.
i can only talk about germany, but there you have a minimum total of like 900 euro. if you earn with your full time job only 750 Euro, the government pays you 150 Euro on top. and that money comes from the other tax payers. and no one has a look if the company that employs this person makes profit and if they could afford to pay him 900 Euro. and that is nuts - because it gets abused all the time.
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Originally Posted by woj
I agree, someone working fulltime should be able to make a living... but if they are unable to, I don't see how it's employer's problem... the employer has nothing to do with employees ability to make a living... employee just sells his time for an agreed upon price...
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see above.