Minimum Wage

[Betonblck]

Amy Stinnett works as a cashier making $10 an hour at the Wal-Mart store in Placerville, Calif.

It's not enough to make ends meet for the 21-year-old single mother. Stinnett and her son are on MediCal, the California Medicaid program. She relies on food stamps for her son, and borrows money from her family to buy diapers and pay rent.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/04/news/companies/walmart-medicaid/index.html

 

[tay1]

http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/04/news/companies/walmart-medicaid/index.html

"Last I checked, nobody was forcing people to work at Wal-Mart."

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I seriously don't understand why people say things like this.

 

[dathbgboy]

They'll raise the minimum wage and more and more employers will cut hours to offset the increase

 

[milestailsprowe]

Exactly, There is no need for animosity between huge corporations and the people, lets prosper together, the people grow, the business grows, win win.

I could see this
Workers would shop at their own stores cause of that bonus and people would work harder to keep people at the store

Here is the issue

THAT BONUS CUTS INTO PROFITS

So outside of the great company like Costco I don't see this happening

 

[a55a5in11]

wal-mart is a disgusting company. they treat their employees like ****. I don't shop there for that reason.

 

[tay1]

They'll raise the minimum wage and more and more employers will cut hours to offset the increase

True but it's kinda unfair. These big companies are making record profits, they're aren't gonna be suffering if they have to pay people a dollar or two more than they do now.

 

[a55a5in11]

They'll raise the minimum wage and more and more employers will cut hours to offset the increase

True but it's kinda unfair. These big companies are making record profits, they're aren't gonna be suffering if they have to pay people a dollar or two more than they do now.

yup. But thats the way greedy america is. The only way to really solve this is the people at the top make less money. But that will never happen

 

[bawsesauce]

I could see this
Workers would shop at their own stores cause of that bonus and people would work harder to keep people at the store

Here is the issue

THAT BONUS CUTS INTO PROFITS

So outside of the great company like Costco I don't see this happening

Regulatory committees would take that into consideration and adjust the pay, it dose not make sense for a company who is trending downward  to continue to pay bonuses. I cant speak for every one but i would have no problem with no bonus if it meant long term job security in the long run. 

 

[frostythepoptart]

I support it.

Here's the deal there are many people struggling for week. They get a job at mcdonalds and can barely afford rent and food in their fridge without government assistance. and yes mcdonalds should not be a career job but you should be able to live off of minimum wage and honestly in this day and age you absolutely can not.

 

[htg designs]

I support it.

Here's the deal there are many people struggling for week. They get a job at mcdonalds and can barely afford rent and food in their fridge without government assistance. and yes mcdonalds should not be a career job but you should be able to live off of minimum wage and honestly in this day and age you absolutely can not.

I dig what you sayin, but I feel this gonna have some serious ramifications that we cant predict.

 

[tay1]

I support it.

Here's the deal there are many people struggling for week. They get a job at mcdonalds and can barely afford rent and food in their fridge without government assistance. and yes mcdonalds should not be a career job but you should be able to live off of minimum wage and honestly in this day and age you absolutely can not.

I agree. One of the most common arguments is that minimum wage type jobs are beginner jobs, usually those for teens and stuff, but the majority of part time work is held by adults.

 

[rubirosaggatsby]

 at the idea that only small town fools think raising the minimum wage is bad. I live in one of the largest cities in the country, but that has nothing to do with it. It's all about economics and inflation. If you want to make more money, learn a skill and make yourself valuable. Don't raise the floor and eradicate the middle class simply because you want to survive as a marginal employee in a competitive environment. The increased minimum wage is still going to be worthless because the cost of everything will go up along with the minimum wage so everybody getting paid the minimum wage will still barely be able to get by. 

 

[marcmac360]

 at the idea that only small town fools think raising the minimum wage is bad. I live in one of the largest cities in the country, but that has nothing to do with it. It's all about economics and inflation. If you want to make more money, learn a skill and make yourself valuable. Don't raise the floor and eradicate the middle class simply because you want to survive as a marginal employee in a competitive environment. The increased minimum wage is still going to be worthless because the cost of everything will go up along with the minimum wage so everybody getting paid the minimum wage will still barely be able to get by. 

Agreed on this.

 

[rocky437]

 

 at the idea that only small town fools think raising the minimum wage is bad. I live in one of the largest cities in the country, but that has nothing to do with it. It's all about economics and inflation. If you want to make more money, learn a skill and make yourself valuable. Don't raise the floor and eradicate the middle class simply because you want to survive as a marginal employee in a competitive environment. The increased minimum wage is still going to be worthless because the cost of everything will go up along with the minimum wage so everybody getting paid the minimum wage will still barely be able to get by. 

That's the cold truth

 

[andycrazn]

I support it.

Here's the deal there are many people struggling for week. They get a job at mcdonalds and can barely afford rent and food in their fridge without government assistance. and yes mcdonalds should not be a career job but you should be able to live off of minimum wage and honestly in this day and age you absolutely can not.

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theres a reason why a man in the 60s was the only one working in a family of 4 with a house and car note. it was actually achievable

 

[Betonblck]

 at the idea that only small town fools think raising the minimum wage is bad. I live in one of the largest cities in the country, but that has nothing to do with it. It's all about economics and inflation. If you want to make more money, learn a skill and make yourself valuable. Don't raise the floor and eradicate the middle class simply because you want to survive as a marginal employee in a competitive environment. The increased minimum wage is still going to be worthless because the cost of everything will go up along with the minimum wage so everybody getting paid the minimum wage will still barely be able to get by. 

I usually hear crickets when I ask these questions but I'll give it a shot:

So is the answer to fixing the economy to lower minimum wage then? Since you say raising it is bad, so if you lower it so say $3/hr, will that stimulate the economy and create many more jobs?

Since you say the cost of everything will go up along with minimum wage, do you think that all prices are set by minimum wage? So for example, an Iphone will cost less or more based on the level of minimum wage.

 

[TheGodFresco]

Lmao people really saying $10/hour is too high??? Where do y'all live and how much you make? 10 ain't **** in Cali

 

[gllahone84]

Too high?

 

[tay1]

Lmao people really saying $10/hour is too high??? Where do y'all live and how much you make? 10 ain't **** in Cali

It really ain't. My mom makes twice that plus some and it's not all that much.

 

[Betonblck]

Lmao people really saying $10/hour is too high??? Where do y'all live and how much you make? 10 ain't **** in Cali

Yea, $10 in Cali is low. I went out there for work a while back and cab rides from the airport were like $100. I remember I went out for drinks, ordered a grey goose w/sprite and a beer, tried to give the guy a $20 before he told me the price, and he stopped me like, no it's $25.

 

[BigDanes89]

More Money? I'm Down.

 

[heliumclinton]

I support it.

Here's the deal there are many people struggling for week. They get a job at mcdonalds and can barely afford rent and food in their fridge without government assistance. and yes mcdonalds should not be a career job but you should be able to live off of minimum wage and honestly in this day and age you absolutely can not.

View media item 596174
theres a reason why a man in the 60s was the only one working in a family of 4 with a house and car note. it was actually achievable