Ray From Cleveland
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Yes, that's the way it works. Just because an employer is not paying what an employee would like does not mean they lack character. If whatever pay they are offering is not attracting workers, then they need to increase their offer. If they find people for the wages and benefits offered, then there is no reason to pay any more.
We non-employers do this in our lives. If you get three estimates from lawn care companies to take care of your yard, you choose the lowest bid. If you get three bids to have your transmission rebuilt in your car, you take the lowest price. We all do it, not just businesses.
It must be a full moon!
Employers without character don't pay a living wage.
You NEVER take the lowest bid. If you get three, you take the middle.
Any mechanical rebuild, you ALWAYS take the one with the best warranty, because it WILL break again.
No, I'm talking about all three doing the same quality of work. I don't know what you do, but most Americans pick the cheapest one.
You would never pay $20.00 for a watermelon, would you? Then why would you pay an employee more money than you have to? When did you become the arbiter of character anyway?
People don't open up businesses as a social obligation. People open up businesses to provide products or services for a profit. If you overpay your employees, you will eventually join them in the unemployment line when your competitors put you out of business.
No business in history ever failed because they overpaid their employees.
Possibly because no business in history overpaid its employees.
Then why are there so many tRumpbots against a higher minimum wage?
Because increased minimum wage creates a domino effect. That increases the cost of living and eliminates jobs.