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Originally Posted by Tom_PM
Ridiculous stuff in here now. The minimum wage should be raised and thereby would lift tens of thousands or more OUT of poverty and off of welfare, saving you, I and them money.
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Really now? At exactly what arbitrary number should it be raised to? $15 an hour? $25 an hour? $50? Why not $100?
And if the minimum wage has been so effective in combating poverty, why hasn't it worked?
You want to know why so many "jobs left the country"? Look at your beloved little minimum wage laws as one of the primary factors.
What's disgusting and immoral is a third party bully (government) getting in the way and threatening force against two individuals acting in a voluntary and peaceful manner. "I'll hire you for $7.00 to help you get off your feet and have some experience. Sure! That sounds great!" - Big government bully, nope, that's no good!
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Originally Posted by Tom_PM
When GM was the largest employer in the country, they were paying an hourly rate which in today's money would be above $50 an hour.
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They weren't forced to, big difference. Also, how did that fare for them?
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Today, Walmart is the largest employer in the country and their average hourly pay rate is $8.60. Which means you and me and their families, (ie: the government) subsidizes nearly every aspect of their life
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That's unfortunate and should change. My money shouldn't be stolen from me to help others. I'll help out voluntarily.
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, AND they can't afford to spend a penny on the consumer products that, if they could afford them, would raise the entire economy.
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You're ignoring the fact that once the minimum wage is increased, so do the cost of the products they buy. It's called inflation.
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But just carry on since GFY is not a place of learning.
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Apparently it's a place of a bunch of R's arguing with D's, like everywhere else, unfortunately.
Watch here what happens with the miminum wage law. It's a short animated film and it's easy to understand.