A min-wage law is society's way of saying jobs worth only a lower amount, aren't worth doing at all. (ethical, cost)

[bobtn]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

that would take motivation instead of 10 hours a day on C-D.

True.

[ellemint]

Originally Posted by lycos679

If labor costs rise companies will automate, outsource, and offshore what they can to save a buck. There isn't any reason to artificially raise the min wage.

And what welfare? You can only get food stamps 3 months at a time every three years, but you have to be working or looking to receive it.



How is a teen going to compete for a job if the job is no longer there or if they don't have any experience? Need experience to get a job, but you need the job to gain experience... Sound familiar?

It honestly sounds like you just hate the poor, almost as if there very existence repulses you.

Wait, weren't you the one that created a thread about the sight of pool cleaners upsetting you? Something about the hotel hiring them and you wanted them out of your sight is coming to mind.

There are many jobs that cannot be automated. Like janitorial or cleaning jobs. Or child care--many child care workers make close to minimum wage. Even food servers. The service industry has the highest percentage of low-paid workers.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by Jean71

I actually prefer to pump my own gas.

New Jersey is also crazy expensive, full of liberals and have sucky gun laws.

As for Oregon, yeh the economy is ok near Portland.

Well I like having someone else pump my gas.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by bobtn

Driven by a desire to cut payroll costs.

Sure because every business owner wants to make more money for less. If a business owner could pay every employee a dollar a day for work they would.

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by Kenneth-Kaunda

Welfare for working people will be abolished, and those who are not working will also have their welfare levels reduced.

Dollar won't be worth less due to the fact that there will be less earners.

The dollar will be worth less because of inflation due to our overspending.

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by Kenneth-Kaunda

They will compete and increase prices only up to the point that they price themselves out of the market.

And people will all be taxed higher to pay for fully socialised medicine - a progressive tax which will also ensure that businesses cannot push their prices up too high.

Oh goodness.

Im not gonna even bother answering that. Taxes will have to rise so much that the poor/middle class wouldn't survive!

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by bobtn

Driven by a desire to cut payroll costs.

No. Driven to improve profits!

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by freemkt

Beats earning minimum wage working for someone else.

[Jean71]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

Sure because every business owner wants to make more money for less. If a business owner could pay every employee a dollar a day for work they would.

Then why do many businesses start their employees on higher than minimum wage?

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by Jean71

Then why do many businesses start their employees on higher than minimum wage?

You are correct, I was generalizing in my comment, not every employer is a horrible profit only person. There are actually good employers out there, heck I even work for a great employer.