A min-wage law is society's way of saying jobs worth only a lower amount, aren't worth doing at all. (wages, lawyer)
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Who's going to work for minimum wage when they can make more on welfare?
Minimum wage destroys jobs. A healthy economy supports people of all skill and experience levels. Unfortunately, the liberal-destroyed economy of the USA has shipped all the low-skill and low-experience jobs overseas to countries that appreciate putting everyone to work, not just the college educated.
A minimum-wage law, is society's way of saying that jobs that are only worth a lower amount, aren't worth doing AT ALL. The law has the effect of eliminating those jobs completely.
When was the last time you pulled into a gas station for fuel, and somebody came out and asked if you wanted your windshield washed, tires inflated, and oil and engine-cooling fluid checked?
Such jobs are no longer done, at all. Because min-wage laws made it necessary for the gas station owner to raise his gas prices so much to pay the guy washing your windshield, that you would go to the station down the street instead, whose gas prices are a LOT lower and nobody washed your windshield.
Because YOU (not the station owner) decided that the extra money for gas, was more than you wanted to pay to get your windshield washed, tires checked etc.
A few states, once the min-wage law destroyed jobs like these, have made even more laws to try to make up for the effects of the previous law, forcing gas stations to employ people to pump your gas. At that (higher) minimum wage, natch. All of those stations have higher gas prices than they would have had if they hadn't compounded laws upon more laws upon more laws, trying to undo the damage the previous laws did.
Every time, well every time someone comes out and pumps my gas for me, sometimes you get the guy who goes the extra mile and I always tip him, but then again that is the beauty of living in Oregon or New Jersey.
Who's going to work for minimum wage when they can make more on welfare?
Minimum wage destroys jobs. A healthy economy supports people of all skill and experience levels. Unfortunately, the liberal-destroyed economy of the USA has shipped all the low-skill and low-experience jobs overseas to countries that appreciate putting everyone to work, not just the college educated.
When you pay someone below a living wage, it makes more sense for that person to live on welfare where they will receive a living lifestyle. You want people to work over being on welfare (which most people on welfare actually work) then we need to start paying people a minimum living wage or higher.
Who's going to work for minimum wage when they can make more on welfare?
Minimum wage destroys jobs. A healthy economy supports people of all skill and experience levels. Unfortunately, the liberal-destroyed economy of the USA has shipped all the low-skill and low-experience jobs overseas to countries that appreciate putting everyone to work, not just the college educated.
Exactly.
Now I think minimum wage should always be more than what people get on welfare. I think thats one of the big problems today.
Minimum wage is suppose to be a stepping stone to a job where you can earn a decent living. Not something you can live off for the rest of your life.
Minimum wager earners don't pay tax.
Every time, well every time someone comes out and pumps my gas for me, sometimes you get the guy who goes the extra mile and I always tip him, but then again that is the beauty of living in Oregon or New Jersey.
And Oregon's economy sucks.
New Jersey just sucks period.
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