Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam

I got news for you;

Wage earning workers who make a median of $38K, or less in the USA, a year pay most all of the sales (or VAT) taxes.

So, you are really saying that the qualified worker should pay the taxes for the support of the low-skilled marginally employed minimum wage worker.

That will not fly in the USA. Europe has a hereditary memory of serfdom so maybe the workers there can rationalize it somehow.

What will happen (sarcastically but to the point): is that in a hotel were there were 3 housekeepers to a floor of 100 rooms (@$8/hr) there will now only be 1 housekeeper (@$15/hr) per floor with 4 trained monkey assistants that work for bananas.

Low wage earners will be expected to work harder and more efficiently for a higher wage. Many jobs can be done by automation, robotics or trained animals -- whatever works best.