NJ approved raising minimum wage ! (Stratford: middle-class, real estate market, mortgages)

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident

Probably places like Merry Maids. Heaven forbid the "professionals" have to cough up an extra $20/month to Guadalupe to clean the McMansion.

Cleaning is, was and always will be menial labor.

Menial labor is cheap because of supply and demand.

You cannot cheat supply and demand for long before it bites you in the ass.

[EBWick]

Originally Posted by alphamale

Neither of my children (both in their 20's) have ever worked for minimum wage.....even as young teens.

I cannot understand the mentality of an adult working for minimum wage.

Do something for yourself.....if you aren't capable, then you're not worthy of more than minimum wage to an employer.

That's how I see things.

It's a good thing policy decisions aren't made based on meamingless personal anecdotes.

[EBWick]

Originally Posted by alphamale

Neither of my children (both in their 20's) have ever worked for minimum wage.....even as young teens.

I cannot understand the mentality of an adult working for minimum wage.

Do something for yourself.....if you aren't capable, then you're not worthy of more than minimum wage to an employer.

That's how I see things.

Because you must live in a bubble. I personally don't make value judgments based solely on one's income.

And it's a good thing policy decisions aren't made based on meaningless personal anecdotes.

[nj185]

Hospitality "industry", retail, non-professional healthcare, food prep, brokers who hire out warehouse workers, daycare.

It's really a loss never to have known any adult who worked for minimum wage. We trust many of those workers to handle granny with respect, prepare clean & safe food, treat our children with care & kindness.

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by tom1944

The did that with State pensions- retirees paid them for 40 years and were told they would receive a COLA. The state took away the COLA all because they missed 23 years of payments.

Also as manderly says the tax code changes all the time.

Cool! That's what happens when government controls your retirement!

Enjoy!

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by EBWick

It's a good thing policy decisions aren't made based on meamingless personal anecdotes.

It's a good thing that both of my children made education a priority!

[alphamale]

Originally Posted by EBWick

Because you must live in a bubble. I personally don't make value judgments based solely on one's income.

And it's a good thing policy decisions aren't made based on meaningless personal anecdotes.

Yet, lefties make policy decisions based on emotion all the time.

[alphamale]

But I digress.....since the minimum wage was increased, can we kick some of these people off of their government assistance?

After all, that's one of the main arguments used by the lefties for higher minimum wages.

[EBWick]

Originally Posted by alphamale

But I digress.....since the minimum wage was increased, can we kick some of these people off of their government assistance?

After all, that's one of the main arguments used by the lefties for higher minimum wages.

WalMart will be on the phone with every Congressman protesting such cuts.

I bet you're for a flat tax as well.

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by tom1944

The did that with State pensions- retirees paid them for 40 years and were told they would receive a COLA. The state took away the COLA all because they missed 23 years of payments.

Also as manderly says the tax code changes all the time.

that was *exactly* my first thought. but state workers don't matter.