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look at the INCOMPETENCE of the current lot of fast food workers, they cant even take and make an order correctly
min wage is for the UNSKILLED, there are plenty of people with REAL SKILLS making less than 20/hr
by raising min wage to 20/hr, you are DEVALUING the dollar (ie another form of inflation)
do you sheeplely follow what the government says of 1-2% per year over the last 6 years???....or do you go to the store and compare prices, and see how much things have gone up???
inflation has been near 10-15% for the last 6years....look at the prices in the stores
prices are going up, and up
coffee is double what it was just 6 years ago in 2008...over 100% in that 6 years....or 20%per year average
coffee up
sugar up
cotton up
corn up
all other vegetables up
all meats up
almost everything us up
REAL INFALTION IS CURRENTLY ABOUT 10-15% or more...unfortunately the government(from either party) doesnt give us the REAL numbers
it certainly is for every working class person or old person
you think that your utility cost being up is not inflation???
you think your medical/pharm costs being up is not inflation???
you think your clothing costs being up is not inflation???
you think your housing (rent and realestate taxes) being up is not inflation???
you think food costs going up is not inflation???
you think building supply costs (ie home depot) being UP is not inflation???
almost EVERYTHING we use has gone up by at least 10% to in some cases 30% in the last 8 years...and you are going to tell me inflation is "only 2% or less"
have you been to the store???...have you SEEN THE PRICES???? ...meats have gone though the roof...in 2004 a 3lb can of coffee was about $3...today its a 2.2lb can of coffee and its $8-10...over a 300% increase in less than 10 years
so are you going to tell me YOU BELIEVE the government TELLING YOU that inflation is at 0-3% when PRICES in nearly everything have risen 10-20% or more????
the 'inflation rate' is not REAL INFLATION (ie COST inflation) that real americans (and seniors) feel with almost everything we buy
raising the min wage that much would cause so many problems
I love reading this. On one hand OMG you can't raise minimum wage!
Followed up by "the REAL inflation is 10%!!!!"
If anything if you believed that it would a even larger argument to raise minimum wage!
BTW food represents a very small % of our purchases. Rent tend to outdo that by a large %, and labor is a small % of total costs for most things.....
I love reading this. On one hand OMG you can't raise minimum wage!
Followed up by "the REAL inflation is 10%!!!!"
If anything if you believed that it would a even larger argument to raise minimum wage!
BTW food represents a very small % of our purchases. Rent tend to outdo that by a large %, and labor is a small % of total costs for most things.....
If the economy were truly free markets the wages would follow inflation.
Unfortunately the free markets succombed to corruption, bailouts, excessive lobbying, buying elections, gerrymandering districts etc..
If the economy were truly free markets the wages would follow inflation.
Unfortunately the free markets succombed to corruption, bailouts, excessive lobbying, buying elections, gerrymandering districts etc..
Yes. I cannot write all that this entails but my viewpoint is government should be there to protect competition not curtail it. Between the Wall st Oligopoly and the 3-5 giant global conglomerates (GE Exxon Monsanto etc..) the free markets have no chance unless Government does what is right not what it is best for the politicians to remain in power.
If you raise min wage to $15, you are going to loose jobs, because it will be to expensive to produce things locally. This would mean that welfair be paid more often.
Let's also assume inflation remains tame AND stiff penalties are handed out to employers who hire under the table and below the minimum wage..
How would you see such a society in 10 years if a society operates under "almost" free markets with a single constraint/caveat: minimum wage = $20/hr?
And all those who previously made more than Minimum Wage would need a huge bump, too. In a blink of an eye $20/ hr would buy what $7.25 used to do. The $20/ hr folk would still be poor and unable to take full financial responsibility for their kids.
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