Democrat motive for $15 minimum wage?

[Third Party]

Think how cheap stuff would be if employers didn’t have to pay the help at all.

It would be Conservatopia at its finest.

Its called volunteering. I did it at Thanksgiving.

 

[rightwinger]

History shows it doesn’t
When CEO pay increases, does the price of a burger go up?

BS. I live in Washington state and our minimum wage is $12/hr. I've witnessed the increase in everything over the last 5 years when minimum wage was $9 to where it is now. It's common sense. I've seen fast food lunches go from $5 to $8 and $9 in that time. You're not dealing with reality. You must think the business owner is going to take the loss in paying higher wages instead of raising prices. Nope. Talk about a con game. There is no increase in buying power for the minimum wage worker, or for anyone.

Happening all over the country
Not just Washington

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

 

[Maxdeath]

$15 an hour will make LESS people dependent on Government support

So naive and ignorant. This is not how it works. Remember how Democrats have said that raising taxes(tarriffs) on corporations is just a tax on the consumer? Well, corporations do pass along their expenses and that includes to a VERY large extent, their payroll. Many times, these companies will automate because the long term cost of the payroll surpasses the cost of automation. These un-skilled folks with then be out of a job entirely. For those who keep their jobs, they will be paying more for the products they buy and their net gain is minimal if at all.

Keep in mind, many of these low-skilled jobs are taken by teenagers to earn extra money. Sorry, but $15/hr mandatory wage (31k/yr) for a McDonald's drive-thru worker or an ice cream scooper in most states is ridiculous. These jobs require very little skill if any. If you want to make 31k, learn a skill.

and of course Republicans will make that as expensive and difficult as possible in order to save the greedy idiot GOP Rich from paying their fair share....

But then the truth is this admin is working to make non-4 yr training and apprenticeships more available and more affordable.

So why is it you never know the facts but are always quick to sell your class warfare, Comrade Franco?

Commie much?

When any of your dreams actually happens then will talk. The GOP has never done anything 4 the non Rich except when finally forced to....talking about Communists makes you an obvious brainwashed functional moron. There aren't any.

I applaud your work ethic. If you take a job that pays minimum, then you plan the raises you think you should get or get another job. Or go to school like you did.

It is difficult for someone working only a few months a year to negotiate a higher wage. I could pay for a year of college working minimum wage, todays students can’t.

What if a minimum wage worker wants to save for a car?
When I made $2.10 an hour, it would have taken me six months to save up to buy a brand new car (around $2,000)

Today it would take a minimum wage worker over a year.

Buy gas for that car?
For $2.10 I could buy 7 gallons of gas in the early 70s
For $7.25 today you only get 2 1/2 gallons

It would take a $15 minimum wage just to have the buying power I had at $2.10 in the 70s

I would love to keep ignoring you but when you really have no idea what you are saying it is just to hard not to.
Let's look at your claim is f college. So your idea is to artificially increase the costs the college pays out so they will be required to charge more for a degree. That is smart there yeah real smart.

When you were saving for a car there were probably no seat belts, airbags, Bluetooth, no intermittent wipers, no backup cameras, no built in navigation and I could keep going on. Each of those things adds to the cost. IF you could get a car that had just the basics you could probably pay for it in less then six months. Problem is they are not available.

Most of the easy to get oil is gone there is still easy to retrieve oil in the Middle East but that requires shipping which means refining, which means higher costs. Oil that requires deeper drilling, fracking, more material to reach means higher costs. This oil still needs refined adding to the cost. It still needs to be transported to the refinery and the refined product transported for sale, more costs. I could go on.

In the seventies there were no cellphones, no iPads, no iPods, not a lot of bottled water was being sold, most still ate at home and went out to eat as a treat. The world and what is considered normal changes.
Adding more costs to everything to give someone a higher wage that buys nothing extra will not make it better.

So, minimum wage has not kept up with rising costs of college or the price of gas or cars

How about taking your girlfriend out to the movies?
In 1970, I could use that $2.10 an hour wage and buy two tickets and popcorn for $2.25

Today, that $7.25 worker would pay $24 for those two tickets and popcorn

You really are ignorant. I already pointed out why cars and fuel are more expensive. A good part of those expenses is labor costs.

As for a movie and popcorn. Do you really think that a movie costs the same to produce as it did in 1970? Come on. Special effects alone have raised prices. Add in dollar per hour help, catering, motel rooms for location, transportation prices, even the wages for a star or two. Now add in the increase in shipping the film from location to location. Prices of utilities for the theater. Personell prices, taxes on the property, both state and federal income tax. I could go on. But your answer is to artificially inflate wages which will artificially inflate the price of a car, gas, a movie and popcorn. So let's use your $24.00 for tickets and popcorn. The price might be $32.00 for those same tickets and popcorn.

Now do that for gas, lights, heat, phone, food and everything else. How much have you gained?

You want to have a minimum wage fine let a state set it.

Your sympathy for the bloated greedy idiot GOP rich brainwashers is noted, brainwashed functional moron. The minimum wage should be at$12 the equivalent of 1968 minimum wage. New Zealand has $15 and Australia has $19 why can't we lead the world again.? I'll tell you why the scumbag GOP and silly dupes like you.. also we are the only modern country without living living wage Health Care daycare paid parental leave cheap college and training ID card to end illegal immigration and mainly WITH a flat tax system like our garbage GOP one.

Damn you are ignorant. You claim that Australia has a $19.00 an hour minimum wage your problem is you don't dare post the fact that damn near every cost in Austrailia is a lot more then the U.S. Cost of living comparison between United States and Australia - Cost To Travel

As far as the rest of your senseless rant. You want healthcare, daycare, paid parental leave and all the rest. No problem just convince everyone to pay 60-65 % of their wages in federal taxes. Every political party has run on tax decreases to buy votes that is nothing new. You can try to blame one party or the other for the tax system the problem is you are again being ignorant. But sure blame one party that is soooo smart.

 

[Third Party]

BS. I live in Washington state and our minimum wage is $12/hr. I've witnessed the increase in everything over the last 5 years when minimum wage was $9 to where it is now. It's common sense. I've seen fast food lunches go from $5 to $8 and $9 in that time. You're not dealing with reality. You must think the business owner is going to take the loss in paying higher wages instead of raising prices. Nope. Talk about a con game. There is no increase in buying power for the minimum wage worker, or for anyone.

Happening all over the country
Not just Washington

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

For flipping burgers? WTF? Used to be a cook and cashier ran a fast food place for 2$ an hour. Now we have 16 people doing the same work for whatever you say. Might as well give doctors minimum while we are at it.

 

[SAYIT]

“Prosperity Through Lower Wages!”

Prosperity through higher prices, bigger more corrupt central gov't, and way more gov't spending and taxes. OK, Comrade.

 

[rightwinger]

Everyone should know that this will reduce the number of entry level/low skill jobs, so what is the Democrat motive for a $15/hr minimum wage?

The answer is that this is exactly the result they want: Fewer people working and more people dependent on government programs.

Guess how they will vote?

Answer is simple

Minimum wage has not been raised in ten years. $15 will just begin to recoup lost spending power

Right, it's just that simple. No wonder you're a prog.

Why?

It was simple to freeze minimum wage for ten years
There was no concern about the impact on the workers

 

[SAYIT]

Think how cheap stuff would be if employers didn’t have to pay the help at all.
It would be Conservatopia at its finest.

And in the end that's all any good little socialist has in his quiver ... silliness ... but thanks for playing.

 

[SAYIT]

Everyone should know that this will reduce the number of entry level/low skill jobs, so what is the Democrat motive for a $15/hr minimum wage?

The answer is that this is exactly the result they want: Fewer people working and more people dependent on government programs.

Guess how they will vote?

Answer is simple

Minimum wage has not been raised in ten years. $15 will just begin to recoup lost spending power

Right, it's just that simple. No wonder you're a prog.

Why?

It was simple to freeze minimum wage for ten years
There was no concern about the impact on the workers

Wait ... are you actually trying to say their have been no increases in wages for 10 years?

 

[francoHFW]

But then the truth is this admin is working to make non-4 yr training and apprenticeships more available and more affordable. So why is it you never know the facts but are always quick to sell your class warfare, Comrade Franco?
Commie much?

When any of your dreams actually happens then will talk. The GOP has never done anything 4 the non Rich except when finally forced to....talking about Communists makes you an obvious brainwashed functional moron. There aren't any...

Another lame defection, Comrade Franco, which you follow with another of your commie LIES because the truth just doesn't work for you. Imagine being the sad-sack Democrat Socialist who will have to run against the truth that you just can't handle:

Job Growth Underscores Economy’s Vigor; Unemployment at Half-Century Low

A nicely and sustainably expanding economy (which has raised all ships) with low inflation.

Historically low unemployment (especially amongst our minorities) with rising wages and disposable income.

A strong dollar and investment markets.

A righting of what had been a listing (left) USSC.

Repeated exposure of our self-serving swamp and the nefarious players within it, including but not limited to our MSM/DNC and high-ranking mutts at both our DOJ & FBI.

No wonder you bitter, bitter leftards are so hysterical. Anything good for America and Americans you consider to be bad.


Thank you Mr Prez and MAGA, baby!!

And inequality and upward mobility and the middle class and the working-class just get worse and worse. we need to change our tax system after 35 years of GOP give away to the rich.

Then vote for Schultz.

That is how we got George W bush and Trump. Vote Democratic always!

 

[SAYIT]

Happening all over the country
Not just Washington

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

For flipping burgers? WTF? Used to be a cook and cashier ran a fast food place for 2$ an hour. Now we have 16 people doing the same work for whatever you say. Might as well give doctors minimum while we are at it.

In their "Worker's Paradise" everyone is equal!!! I thought that crap died after the baby boomers hit adulthood but evidently the bitter, petulant children are still with us.

 

[francoHFW]

Everyone should know that this will reduce the number of entry level/low skill jobs, so what is the Democrat motive for a $15/hr minimum wage?

The answer is that this is exactly the result they want: Fewer people working and more people dependent on government programs.

Guess how they will vote?

Answer is simple

Minimum wage has not been raised in ten years. $15 will just begin to recoup lost spending power

Right, it's just that simple. No wonder you're a prog.

Why?

It was simple to freeze minimum wage for ten years
There was no concern about the impact on the workers

Wait ... are you actually trying to say their have been no increases in wages for 10 years?

more like 40 years.

 

[francoHFW]

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

For flipping burgers? WTF? Used to be a cook and cashier ran a fast food place for 2$ an hour. Now we have 16 people doing the same work for whatever you say. Might as well give doctors minimum while we are at it.

In their "Worker's Paradise" everyone is equal!!! I thought that crap died after the baby boomers hit adulthood but evidently the bitter, petulant children are still with us.

It certainly is not communism or dictatorship, brainwashed functional moron.

 

[Third Party]

But then the truth is this admin is working to make non-4 yr training and apprenticeships more available and more affordable. So why is it you never know the facts but are always quick to sell your class warfare, Comrade Franco?
Commie much?

When any of your dreams actually happens then will talk. The GOP has never done anything 4 the non Rich except when finally forced to....talking about Communists makes you an obvious brainwashed functional moron. There aren't any...

Another lame defection, Comrade Franco, which you follow with another of your commie LIES because the truth just doesn't work for you. Imagine being the sad-sack Democrat Socialist who will have to run against the truth that you just can't handle:

Job Growth Underscores Economy’s Vigor; Unemployment at Half-Century Low

A nicely and sustainably expanding economy (which has raised all ships) with low inflation.

Historically low unemployment (especially amongst our minorities) with rising wages and disposable income.

A strong dollar and investment markets.

A righting of what had been a listing (left) USSC.

Repeated exposure of our self-serving swamp and the nefarious players within it, including but not limited to our MSM/DNC and high-ranking mutts at both our DOJ & FBI.

No wonder you bitter, bitter leftards are so hysterical. Anything good for America and Americans you consider to be bad.


Thank you Mr Prez and MAGA, baby!!

And inequality and upward mobility and the middle class and the working-class just get worse and worse. we need to change our tax system after 35 years of GOP give away to the rich.

Then vote for Schultz.

That is how we got George W bush and Trump. Vote Democratic always!

I voted for Carter-had to hide that fact for 40 years. Trump is OK but I think Schultz would have more success with the hair on fire people in the resistance.

 

[rightwinger]

Everyone should know that this will reduce the number of entry level/low skill jobs, so what is the Democrat motive for a $15/hr minimum wage?

The answer is that this is exactly the result they want: Fewer people working and more people dependent on government programs.

Guess how they will vote?

Answer is simple

Minimum wage has not been raised in ten years. $15 will just begin to recoup lost spending power

Right, it's just that simple. No wonder you're a prog.

Why?

It was simple to freeze minimum wage for ten years
There was no concern about the impact on the workers

Wait ... are you actually trying to say their have been no increases in wages for 10 years?

WTF does that have to do with what I posted ?
Can you Read?

 

[BS Filter]

BS. I live in Washington state and our minimum wage is $12/hr. I've witnessed the increase in everything over the last 5 years when minimum wage was $9 to where it is now. It's common sense. I've seen fast food lunches go from $5 to $8 and $9 in that time. You're not dealing with reality. You must think the business owner is going to take the loss in paying higher wages instead of raising prices. Nope. Talk about a con game. There is no increase in buying power for the minimum wage worker, or for anyone.

Happening all over the country
Not just Washington

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

If you're try to live on minimum wage, you're a loser.

 

[SAYIT]

But then the truth is this admin is working to make non-4 yr training and apprenticeships more available and more affordable. So why is it you never know the facts but are always quick to sell your class warfare, Comrade Franco?
Commie much?

When any of your dreams actually happens then will talk. The GOP has never done anything 4 the non Rich except when finally forced to....talking about Communists makes you an obvious brainwashed functional moron. There aren't any...

Another lame defection, Comrade Franco, which you follow with another of your commie LIES because the truth just doesn't work for you. Imagine being the sad-sack Democrat Socialist who will have to run against the truth that you just can't handle:

Job Growth Underscores Economy’s Vigor; Unemployment at Half-Century Low

A nicely and sustainably expanding economy (which has raised all ships) with low inflation.

Historically low unemployment (especially amongst our minorities) with rising wages and disposable income.

A strong dollar and investment markets.

A righting of what had been a listing (left) USSC.

Repeated exposure of our self-serving swamp and the nefarious players within it, including but not limited to our MSM/DNC and high-ranking mutts at both our DOJ & FBI.

No wonder you bitter, bitter leftards are so hysterical. Anything good for America and Americans you consider to be bad.


Thank you Mr Prez and MAGA, baby!!

And inequality and upward mobility and the middle class and the working-class just get worse and worse. we need to change our tax system after 35 years of GOP give away to the rich.

Then vote for Schultz.

That is how we got George W bush and Trump. Vote Democratic always!

How quickly the TDS-afflicted "mind" forgets. This is how we got Trump (thank you, Dems):

 

[SAYIT]

BS. I live in Washington state and our minimum wage is $12/hr. I've witnessed the increase in everything over the last 5 years when minimum wage was $9 to where it is now. It's common sense. I've seen fast food lunches go from $5 to $8 and $9 in that time. You're not dealing with reality. You must think the business owner is going to take the loss in paying higher wages instead of raising prices. Nope. Talk about a con game. There is no increase in buying power for the minimum wage worker, or for anyone.

Happening all over the country
Not just Washington

Yep, and it's nothing but a con game. Raising minimum wage doesn't increase the buying power of minimum wage workers. In fact, it hurts the buying power of retired seniors on fixed incomes.

Ridiculous
That money goes right into the economy. The assumption that minimum wage increases would be negated by a dollar for dollar inflation increase is a conservative myth

So why not raise the minimum to $30? If it helps the economy so much, that seems like a no brainer. It is rather obvious that not much thought has been put into the $15 wage because our country has much different costs of living from state to state. It is an arbitrary number thought up by left-wingers to get votes from the lower class. Unfortunately, we have many middle class folks who are too ignorant to see the ploy. Stop falling for the nonsense.

Because it does not need to go to $30
$15 an hour will make up for ten years of frozen wages

After that, there should be annual cost of living raises

So significantly higher wages = higher prices = higher wages = higher prices = higher wages = higher prices = higher wages = higher prices...
Typical socialist economic solutions. Bigger more intrusive gov't.

Wages are not nor have they been frozen.

 

[SAYIT]

Everyone should know that this will reduce the number of entry level/low skill jobs, so what is the Democrat motive for a $15/hr minimum wage?

The answer is that this is exactly the result they want: Fewer people working and more people dependent on government programs.

Guess how they will vote?

Answer is simple

Minimum wage has not been raised in ten years. $15 will just begin to recoup lost spending power

Right, it's just that simple. No wonder you're a prog.

Why?

It was simple to freeze minimum wage for ten years
There was no concern about the impact on the workers

Wait ... are you actually trying to say their have been no increases in wages for 10 years?

WTF does that have to do with what I posted ?
Can you Read?

So just say you don't understand my response and I'll be happy to explain (not that you'll ever understand).

 

[SAYIT]

$15 an hour will make LESS people dependent on Government support

So naive and ignorant. This is not how it works. Remember how Democrats have said that raising taxes(tarriffs) on corporations is just a tax on the consumer? Well, corporations do pass along their expenses and that includes to a VERY large extent, their payroll. Many times, these companies will automate because the long term cost of the payroll surpasses the cost of automation. These un-skilled folks with then be out of a job entirely. For those who keep their jobs, they will be paying more for the products they buy and their net gain is minimal if at all.

Keep in mind, many of these low-skilled jobs are taken by teenagers to earn extra money. Sorry, but $15/hr mandatory wage (31k/yr) for a McDonald's drive-thru worker or an ice cream scooper in most states is ridiculous. These jobs require very little skill if any. If you want to make 31k, learn a skill.

and of course Republicans will make that as expensive and difficult as possible in order to save the greedy idiot GOP Rich from paying their fair share....

But then the truth is this admin is working to make non-4 yr training and apprenticeships more available and more affordable.

So why is it you never know the facts but are always quick to sell your class warfare, Comrade Franco?

Commie much?

When any of your dreams actually happens then will talk. The GOP has never done anything 4 the non Rich except when finally forced to....talking about Communists makes you an obvious brainwashed functional moron. There aren't any.

It is difficult for someone working only a few months a year to negotiate a higher wage. I could pay for a year of college working minimum wage, todays students can’t.

What if a minimum wage worker wants to save for a car?
When I made $2.10 an hour, it would have taken me six months to save up to buy a brand new car (around $2,000)

Today it would take a minimum wage worker over a year.

Buy gas for that car?
For $2.10 I could buy 7 gallons of gas in the early 70s
For $7.25 today you only get 2 1/2 gallons

It would take a $15 minimum wage just to have the buying power I had at $2.10 in the 70s

I would love to keep ignoring you but when you really have no idea what you are saying it is just to hard not to.
Let's look at your claim is f college. So your idea is to artificially increase the costs the college pays out so they will be required to charge more for a degree. That is smart there yeah real smart.

When you were saving for a car there were probably no seat belts, airbags, Bluetooth, no intermittent wipers, no backup cameras, no built in navigation and I could keep going on. Each of those things adds to the cost. IF you could get a car that had just the basics you could probably pay for it in less then six months. Problem is they are not available.

Most of the easy to get oil is gone there is still easy to retrieve oil in the Middle East but that requires shipping which means refining, which means higher costs. Oil that requires deeper drilling, fracking, more material to reach means higher costs. This oil still needs refined adding to the cost. It still needs to be transported to the refinery and the refined product transported for sale, more costs. I could go on.

In the seventies there were no cellphones, no iPads, no iPods, not a lot of bottled water was being sold, most still ate at home and went out to eat as a treat. The world and what is considered normal changes.
Adding more costs to everything to give someone a higher wage that buys nothing extra will not make it better.

So, minimum wage has not kept up with rising costs of college or the price of gas or cars

How about taking your girlfriend out to the movies?
In 1970, I could use that $2.10 an hour wage and buy two tickets and popcorn for $2.25

Today, that $7.25 worker would pay $24 for those two tickets and popcorn

You really are ignorant. I already pointed out why cars and fuel are more expensive. A good part of those expenses is labor costs.

As for a movie and popcorn. Do you really think that a movie costs the same to produce as it did in 1970? Come on. Special effects alone have raised prices. Add in dollar per hour help, catering, motel rooms for location, transportation prices, even the wages for a star or two. Now add in the increase in shipping the film from location to location. Prices of utilities for the theater. Personell prices, taxes on the property, both state and federal income tax. I could go on. But your answer is to artificially inflate wages which will artificially inflate the price of a car, gas, a movie and popcorn. So let's use your $24.00 for tickets and popcorn. The price might be $32.00 for those same tickets and popcorn.

Now do that for gas, lights, heat, phone, food and everything else. How much have you gained?

You want to have a minimum wage fine let a state set it.

Your sympathy for the bloated greedy idiot GOP rich brainwashers is noted, brainwashed functional moron. The minimum wage should be at$12 the equivalent of 1968 minimum wage. New Zealand has $15 and Australia has $19 why can't we lead the world again.? I'll tell you why the scumbag GOP and silly dupes like you.. also we are the only modern country without living living wage Health Care daycare paid parental leave cheap college and training ID card to end illegal immigration and mainly WITH a flat tax system like our garbage GOP one.

Damn you are ignorant. You claim that Australia has a $19.00 an hour minimum wage your problem is you don't dare post the fact that damn near every cost in Austrailia is a lot more then the U.S. Cost of living comparison between United States and Australia - Cost To Travel

As far as the rest of your senseless rant. You want healthcare, daycare, paid parental leave and all the rest. No problem just convince everyone to pay 60-65 % of their wages in federal taxes. Every political party has run on tax decreases to buy votes that is nothing new. You can try to blame one party or the other for the tax system the problem is you are again being ignorant. But sure blame one party that is soooo smart.

He also claimed - when informed the Aussie $ is only worth 70% of the American $ - that his $19/hr figure was in US $ which, as he now knows, was just angry, bitter, socialist BS.
And prices? Cost of living is 10% higher than the US with 1 gal of petrol selling for about AUS $6/gal (not liter). Lefties must obfuscate or LIE to make their case because they have no case.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I worked for minimum once-the rest of the time I got raises on merit-the lazy did not.

I worked minimum wage while I was in college in the early 70s
Made $2.10 an hour

For that $2.10 an hour, I was able to pay for my $650 a year tuition just working three months over the summer.

At today’s $7.25, it would take six months work to pay that tuition

I applaud your work ethic. If you take a job that pays minimum, then you plan the raises you think you should get or get another job. Or go to school like you did.

It is difficult for someone working only a few months a year to negotiate a higher wage. I could pay for a year of college working minimum wage, todays students can’t.

What if a minimum wage worker wants to save for a car?
When I made $2.10 an hour, it would have taken me six months to save up to buy a brand new car (around $2,000)

Today it would take a minimum wage worker over a year.

Buy gas for that car?
For $2.10 I could buy 7 gallons of gas in the early 70s
For $7.25 today you only get 2 1/2 gallons

It would take a $15 minimum wage just to have the buying power I had at $2.10 in the 70s

I would love to keep ignoring you but when you really have no idea what you are saying it is just to hard not to.
Let's look at your claim is f college. So your idea is to artificially increase the costs the college pays out so they will be required to charge more for a degree. That is smart there yeah real smart.

When you were saving for a car there were probably no seat belts, airbags, Bluetooth, no intermittent wipers, no backup cameras, no built in navigation and I could keep going on. Each of those things adds to the cost. IF you could get a car that had just the basics you could probably pay for it in less then six months. Problem is they are not available.

Most of the easy to get oil is gone there is still easy to retrieve oil in the Middle East but that requires shipping which means refining, which means higher costs. Oil that requires deeper drilling, fracking, more material to reach means higher costs. This oil still needs refined adding to the cost. It still needs to be transported to the refinery and the refined product transported for sale, more costs. I could go on.

In the seventies there were no cellphones, no iPads, no iPods, not a lot of bottled water was being sold, most still ate at home and went out to eat as a treat. The world and what is considered normal changes.
Adding more costs to everything to give someone a higher wage that buys nothing extra will not make it better.

So, minimum wage has not kept up with rising costs of college or the price of gas or cars

How about taking your girlfriend out to the movies?
In 1970, I could use that $2.10 an hour wage and buy two tickets and popcorn for $2.25

Today, that $7.25 worker would pay $24 for those two tickets and popcorn

If the gov hadnt gotten into the college loan business tuition wouldnt be so high.