$50 minimum wage

[TroglocratsRdumb]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

 

[braalian]

She sounds like a old rich woman who has no idea how people in the real world live

 

[White 6]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

California Democrat. Typical.

 

[MarathonMike]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

Classic Democrat gubmint teat sucker. No idea what the real world is like.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Weimar he we come

 

[Muhammed]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

Since when does a tent cost $100,000?

 

[Thinker101]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

Would that $100,000 burger flipper be able to afford that $40 burger?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

The goofs haven't realized what the 20 dollar a hour caused

 

[BrokeLoser]

California Democrat. Typical.

 

[Red Front]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

The minimum wage should be based on the cost of living. Anyone who works full-time should be able to pay the rent of an apartment and put food on the table. If the cost of living is too high then workers can't survive. The government should build housing and rent apartments to workers, that way the cost of living will come down. The government needs to get into the business of providing the basics to everyone who needs it. A baseline or foundation, upon which someone can improve their situation and move up to better housing. Republicans also need to get out of the way and allow the government to develop public transit and infrastructure in general.

Stop defunding civil development projects. Get out of the way.

 

[Thinker101]

The minimum wage should be based on the cost of living. Anyone who works full-time should be able to pay the rent of an apartment and put food on the table. If the cost of living is too high then workers can't survive. The government should build housing and rent apartments to workers, that way the cost of living will come down. The government needs to get into the business of providing the basics to everyone who needs it. A baseline or foundation, upon which someone can improve their situation and move up to better housing. Republicans also need to get out of the way and allow the government to develop public transit and infrastructure in general.

Stop defunding civil development projects. Get out of the way.

The government already does that, they're called projects...dumbass.

 

[BrokeLoser]

The minimum wage should be based on the cost of living. Anyone who works full-time should be able to pay the rent of an apartment and put food on the table. If the cost of living is too high then workers can't survive. The government should build housing and rent apartments to workers, that way the cost of living will come down. The government needs to get into the business of providing the basics to everyone who needs it. A baseline or foundation, upon which someone can improve their situation and move up to better housing. Republicans also need to get out of the way and allow the government to develop public transit and infrastructure in general.

Stop defunding civil development projects. Get out of the way.

That’s makes perfect sense…16 year old children flipping burgers should be able to live on their own.

 

[Red Front]

That’s makes perfect sense…16 year old children flipping burgers should be able to live on their own.

What doesn't make sense is your assumption that people who work in the food industry or for other businesses are all 16. If you're a full-time worker in America, you should be able to support yourself. Nothing fancy, you're not going to live the life of a high-paid skilled worker or professional, but you should have enough to feed yourself and have a roof over your head. The government can fix this quickly by providing basic housing to workers and building infrastructure in general, like public transit. etc.

If the original minimum wage from the 1960s had been raised in tandem with inflation since then, it would now in 2024 be around $15 hourly. Raising it to $50 hourly is absurd, but to $15, that's reasonable given the cost of living today.

 

[Red Front]

The government already does that, they're called projects...dumbass.

No shithead retard, there's not enough HUD housing (hence you need to wait years to get access) and those apartment blocks are poorly maintained and managed. We need laws that send drug dealers to a firing squad (bullets are cheaper) and addicts to inpatient rehab or the psych-ward. Drug addiction shouldn't be criminalized, only the illegal dealing and transporting/smuggling of drugs should be considered a capital crime, worthy of execution. Law-abiding citizens who live in the projects should be allowed to own and carry a pistol and there should be a permanent police presence in every government apartment block.

How much drugs and crime do you think existed in Soviet apartment blocks? Dealers would go to the gulag and addicts would go to a rehab psych-ward. Look at the streets of Moscow back in Soviet times:

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Get out of the way and let real socialists (genuine commies) fix America. We'll stop the illegal immigration, get rid of crime and you can still keep your combat rifles and ammo (a revolutionary, people's society oriented to serve the public good/working class). Own firearms and carry them if you want. Let American socialists build the country. We will actually, truly Make America Great Again. Trump and his cronies from Goldman Sachs won't, they're hoodwinking you. Rednecks should wake up and become REAL REDNECKS. American Red-Patriots.

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[Cellblock2429]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

/——/ Years ago, I joked that we should make the minimum wage $50’an hour. I had no idea someone would take that seriously.

 

[jackflash]

House Democrat demands $50-per-hour federal minimum wage: 'Just do the math!' | Blaze Media

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent. At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a...

www.theblaze.com

Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) argued on Monday that a $50-per-hour minimum wage is mathematically coherent.

At a debate for candidates vying for the late Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat, Lee tried to justify her demand that the U.S. government mandate that businesses pay their employees a minimum of $50 per hour.

"In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report very recently: $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by," Lee said. "Another survey very recently: $104,000 for a family of one — barely enough to get by ... because of the affordability crisis."

California's cost-of-living problems, especially in the Bay Area, are no secret. But how would Lee's proposal be paid for?

Comment:
Minimum wage is for unskilled labor.
If you want to be paid more, you need to learn a skill.
Employers probably could not afford to pay $50 per hour for unskilled labor.
It would probably cause an increase in unemployment.

Trog; G'ment debt spending has driven Americans into the poor house. Higher wages will just drive the cost of goods up even more. The ten million(?) illegals(more g'ment a$$i$tance) in country will just add to our fellow Americans woes.

 

[Red Front]

Trog; G'ment debt spending has driven Americans into the poor house. Higher wages will just drive the cost of goods up even more. The ten million(?) illegals(more g'ment a$$i$tance) in country will just add to our fellow Americans woes.

It's everything, it's not just one thing. If you're going to maintain a market economy, there has to be well-developed public infrastructure and the minimum wage should correspond with inflation. If we were to factor in inflation since the original minimum wage, we would have a $15 minimum wage today. The cost of living can also come down if the government builds more housing for workers. Basic housing for those who need it. It's just a baseline or foundation upon which to build your life. Your Capitalist employer will love it, because his employees will live close to the business and have the means to get there on time for work. His workforce will have housing and food on their table. Do you want to hire workers who need to commute for an hour+ daily?

American socialists will make sure your workers are healthy, fed, housed, and can get to work on time. How can you complain as a Capitalist employer? Pay your workers a living wage of at least $15 hourly and they will regularly eat at your restaurant with their families or more often walk into your store and buy your products. The American consumer will have the purchasing power to make you wealthier, so why complain about our genuine socialist policies? There are plenty of billionaires in socialist China.

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[OKTexas]

The minimum wage should be based on the cost of living. Anyone who works full-time should be able to pay the rent of an apartment and put food on the table. If the cost of living is too high then workers can't survive. The government should build housing and rent apartments to workers, that way the cost of living will come down. The government needs to get into the business of providing the basics to everyone who needs it. A baseline or foundation, upon which someone can improve their situation and move up to better housing. Republicans also need to get out of the way and allow the government to develop public transit and infrastructure in general.

Stop defunding civil development projects. Get out of the way.

It's not the feds job to be mommy and daddy for the freaks in CA, that's CA;s job.

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[OKTexas]

What doesn't make sense is your assumption that people who work in the food industry or for other businesses are all 16. If you're a full-time worker in America, you should be able to support yourself. Nothing fancy, you're not going to live the life of a high-paid skilled worker or professional, but you should have enough to feed yourself and have a roof over your head. The government can fix this quickly by providing basic housing to workers and building infrastructure in general, like public transit. etc.

If the original minimum wage from the 1960s had been raised in tandem with inflation since then, it would now in 2024 be around $15 hourly. Raising it to $50 hourly is absurd, but to $15, that's reasonable given the cost of living today.

on minimum wage in the 60s being tied to inflation.

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[Red Front]

on minimum wage in the 60s being tied to inflation.

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What a stupid objection. The likelihood of someone earning a minimum wage and not being able to afford the cost of living goes up significantly if wages aren't at least generally gauged to inflation (Prices). That's not self-evident to you? Then that's no one's problem, other than yours. You're the one suffering from cognitive deficiency.