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Originally Posted by woj
it's a hypothetical question, numbers are irrelevant... it's not a question of "checking the facts" or practicality of it all... it's a question of ethics...
so given the goal of minimum wage is to help poor families achieve enough income to "live on"...
teenagers should be exempt, since they don't use income for living expenses... you agreed with me on that...
so using similar logic, I would think families making over $100k/year should be exempt too, since there is no reason at all why we should subsidize $15/hr wage for them? do you agree? or do you think there is some reason why we should indeed subsidize high wages for them?
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I did not agree with you. I said Teenagers that are living with parents who can afford to support them, could be exempt. As could the spouses with partners earning over $100k. Now go find out how many that applies to. Are you prepared to pay more in taxes for the ethical approach to weed out those who don't need the money?
I think many are angry their cheap lifestyle will be upset by higher taxes or prices.
It will be decided at the ballot box when those on a low wage get out and vote for people who will deliver the change they want. They've seen 40 years or more of voting for people who have catered to the top and grown poor by it.
Do you agree that fewer people buying your customers products reduce's your income?