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An exodus of labor to where? Where would these people go if this was an industry practice?
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Originally Posted by Cavaturaccioli
The minimum wage hurts the least skilled among us because it makes it less profitable to hire unskilled/low-skilled workers. Everyone against eliminating the minimum wage erroneously assumes that an empolyer will just drop all wages to next to nothing the moment s/he is able. That would simply cause an exodus of labor.
As to a 'floor' being necessary I assure you that, if it became legal to do so and the minimum wage were abolished tomorrow, a lot more low skilled workers (willing to work and not sponge of others) would be hired instead of being on the dole.
We get that. The discussion is the elimination of the minimum wage and the the free market determine the value of the unskilled labor..
There in lies the problem. There is no 'unskilled labor' really. I ran a Cemetery for 10 years, technically digging a grave would be classified as 'unskilled labor' but I'll tell you, nothing could be farther from the truth. Same with weeding, mowing, and maintaining the park or ANY action.
The problem is people have been told that their job is 'unskilled' and because of that they don't see the value in doing it better; Which is bullocks. If your job is do X, you best be the best X you can - but people just don't do that anymore and for the most part it's corporate culture that has pushed this POV onto their sub-servants.
One of the best scenes for the short lived show "Grounded for Life"
Grandpa - "I'm going to go out back and teach the boys how to dig a hole!"
Mom - "What? What is there to know about digging a hole?"
Grandpa -"That's the attitude that leads to sub standard holes!"
I say we can't abolish the minimum wage because some employers would pay below the minimum.
Not faulty at all. It's the truth.
Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, California State minimum wage is $8.00 per hour.
There are many who would pay $3.00 per hour or less if they could get away with it.
Why would employers pay less than minimum wage, you need to ask yourself that.
Some skills are not worthy of $7.25 an hour.
It all but kills that position.
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