Tlaib calls for $20-an-hour minimum wage

[ADogNamedSam]

Originally Posted by 2mares

... Employers with over 50 employees are required to offer health insurance to full time employees ...

Reminds me of when, not too long ago, the ACA foisted this upon business owners, who promptly cut employees to 35 part-time hours a week, then the gubbermint said "35 hours is now full time", so they were cut to 32 hours a week, later-rinse-repeat.

Forcing employees to take a second job, as 28 or 30 part-time hours wasn't paying the bills. Neither of which provided medical coverage.

"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers" - Princess Leia of Organa

[k374]

The Democrats are going more and more insane by the hour... well, bring it on, $20 an hour and the move to automation becomes that much more immediate and as an IT guy I am the one designing those systems so works in my favor!

Just for the record, if you use the BLS Inflation calculator, in January 1980 the minimum wage was $3.10. In July 2019 dollars it shows as $10.21 which is right in line with a $10/hr minimum wage in many localities already.

[lionsgators]

you know what I have noticed? a lot of people calling for these high minimum wages have never actually worked real jobs.

[gerntz]

I don't think it much matters what it is. IMO companies will budget just so much for wages. Net, if MW goes up 33%, companies will cut 25% of their MW workforce & bingo, their wage cost is the same. Net, if you wish to increase unemployment, increase MW.

[ChicagoMeO]

Hey now we dont need to tip the servers with this $20 per hour scheme.