Hey Lefties If I Can’t Afford To Pay Someone $15hr What Should I Do? (wage, economic)

[MetroWord]

Originally Posted by TheGoodTheBadTheUgly

Close shop or ?

Just curious what business you own?

I have been paying my workers at least $15/hr for a while now.

[skeddy]

Originally Posted by FatBob96

If you can't afford to pay $15/he, you don't deserve to be in business.

That's what they keep saying......

Nevermind that your business model and supply and demand don't allow for wages that high..... you're just too greedy.

But I'm sure a Chinese sweat shop will pay people $2/day to make up for your absence in the market.


No worries.

LeBron James has no problem with $2 an hour depending on who's getting paid that for making his shoe brand.

Out of the other side of his mouth he berates big American business.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Daryl_G

Work harder.

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.

Those who earn less need to readjust their sense of entitlement and start living within their means. They're not owed a certain standard of living merely because they exist.

[jjrose]

"I can't afford to pay my employees a decent wage."

also

"How dare these low wage workers get welfare!"

[Rachel976]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

Those who earn less need to readjust their sense of entitlement and start living within their means. They're not owed a certain standard of living merely because they exist.

Yes. Minimum wage people need to do one of two things:

1) Rent a room in someone’s house or triple up with two other low-wage workers in a so-so apartment. It’s what college grads did when they first came out of college. If an engineer with a B.S. degree is willing to do it, why are unskilled workers entitled to better?

2) if they don’t like the idea of sharing forever, then they can take advantage of Pell Grants to get an A.A. in a vocationally oriented program. Taxpayers’ treat!

[hawk55732]

Originally Posted by jjrose

"I can't afford to pay my employees a decent wage."

also

"How dare these low wage workers get welfare!"

Correction, how dare people stay on welfare for their entire life when there are jobs they could be working.

[Cape Cod Todd]

Why stop at $15? Why not pay people $20??

I'm sure the Democrats are working on a scheme right now to steal from the rich to provide everyone a "living wage" but right now they are demanding the mom and pops step up, tighten their own belts and pay up.

[naicha]

Originally Posted by hawk55732

Correction, how dare people stay on welfare for their entire life when there are jobs they could be working.

But how can they get working jobs if there are less businesses able to afford to hire them at 15$??

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by MetroWord

Just curious what business you own?

I have been paying my workers at least $15/hr for a while now.

Why am I not suprised that this post received no response.

[jjrose]

Originally Posted by hawk55732

Correction, how dare people stay on welfare for their entire life when there are jobs they could be working.

Many on welfare are working, that is the problem. Why should taxpayers have to subsidize employers because they can't pay a decent wage?