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^^^ Another way to state this is, "Where is it written that we can't exploit labor with slave wages and exploit taxpayers to pick up the tab for the rest of their support and benefits?"
And thus we rationalize the fact that hundreds of thousands of people doing needed, essential work for society's wellbeing can be held in poverty.
What a great idea, Roboteer. "Go find a higher-paying job." I bet they never thought of that.
And - this is the great bit about this talking point - when the next person says "Uhm, I'd like to be able to buy the occasional burger, not just flip them", well, you can just fling the "Find a better job, then!" in their face. It resets itself every time someone does in fact manage to claw their way out of poverty. The fact that there are hundreds of thousands of jobs at any given time paying starvation wages can be ignored, just as long as you make it about the individual being paid barely-above-destitution rates.
People don't stay in minimum wage jobs their entire life.
You gain experience.
You get a raise.
You get a promotion.
You use that experience to get a better job that pays more.
Rinse and repeat.
I started my first job as a dishwasher at a truck stop in 1979 for minimum wage......$2.90/hr at the time.
I never worked for minimum wage again.
The trick is to not be a dishwasher your whole life.
When someone cannot pay their bills because the minimum wage is too low for the cost of living, this is the response that is usually given. The same applies to you.
Some people suck at running a business, that could be your case, to which I would say close shop or re-evaluate your business.
Jeebus. No wonder this country is such a mess. Math. You should try it.
Its funny how conservatives always say this when the topic is about paying the little guy. Yet when the federal govt bails out big businesses all we hear is crickets.
Was it the conservatives that bailed out the auto makers a few years back??
^^^ Another way to state this is, "Where is it written that we can't exploit labor with slave wages and exploit taxpayers to pick up the tab for the rest of their support and benefits?"
Minimum wage is not slave labor.
You might want to look up the definition of slavery.
Pay should be between the employee and the employer.
Period.
Everyone who currently makes even 1¢ above minimum wage does so by negotiating with their employer for what they personally consider an acceptable wage.
Why should entry level positions be any different?
Its funny how conservatives always say this when the topic is about paying the little guy. Yet when the federal govt bails out big businesses all we hear is crickets.
Ummmm....
Are you forgetting who it was that last pushed major bailouts for big business?
People don't stay in minimum wage jobs their entire life.
You gain experience.
You get a raise.
You get a promotion.
You use that experience to get a better job that pays more.
Rinse and repeat.
I started my first job as a dishwasher at a truck stop in 1979 for minimum wage......$2.90/hr at the time.
I never worked for minimum wage again.
The trick is to not be a dishwasher your whole life.
Same here. Started out at $3 an hour. Teenager still living at home. Most McDonalds positions are low skill, you got thumbs you can work there. Business cant afford to pay $15 an hour for entry level positions. These jobs are for young people just getting into the workforce. Besides that $15 an hour. You are NOT going to make this just being hired on. It will come in stages. Might take a year or two. To prove you're not that screw up job hopper. Business lose when it comes to training new employees. Time is money.
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