“Raise the Wage Act”, (H.R. 582) would have increased most USA’s wage-earning families’ incomes.

[danielpalos]

We need a rise in the minimum wage but it also must be noted that the Democrats had eight years under Obama and did absolutely nothing in this regard.

Actually, the last raise in the minimum wage occurred in 2009 under Obama while Democrats held Congress with a filibuster proof majority

Since then, Republicans have blocked every attempt to raise minimum wage above $7.25

/—-/ And what about all the states that raised it to $15?

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries with less nanny-State Government assistance.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

The democrat party is SERIOUSLY devoted to killing small business.

They shut down small businesses while keeping big businesses open. They allow arsonists and looters to do whatever they want and then bail them out of jail if apprehended so they can do it again. The saddle small business with onerous payroll expenses so their operating expenses exceed their income.

A lot of very immature leftist cases of arrested development are still trying to stick it to the man, not realizing the man in many cases is that little Indian fellow running a small market or the Hispanic woman who scraped up enough to start a restaurant.

I get so tired of these fucking little children who just wag their tongues saying all the things they have been trained to say, but who are completely incapable of actual thought or ability to empathize with small business people.

Of course, in a forum filled with little wokesters who support the looting and burning of small businesses, what else would you expect, eh? .

 

[Cellblock2429]

We need a rise in the minimum wage but it also must be noted that the Democrats had eight years under Obama and did absolutely nothing in this regard.

Actually, the last raise in the minimum wage occurred in 2009 under Obama while Democrats held Congress with a filibuster proof majority

Since then, Republicans have blocked every attempt to raise minimum wage above $7.25

/—-/ And what about all the states that raised it to $15?

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries with less nanny-State Government assistance.

/----/ People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries with less nanny-state Government interference. There, I fixed it for you. No need to thank me, I'm here to help.

 

[Cellblock2429]

We need a rise in the minimum wage but it also must be noted that the Democrats had eight years under Obama and did absolutely nothing in this regard.

Actually, the last raise in the minimum wage occurred in 2009 under Obama while Democrats held Congress with a filibuster proof majority

Since then, Republicans have blocked every attempt to raise minimum wage above $7.25

/—-/ And what about all the states that raised it to $15?

Which states are those?

/—-/ Your Google is broken again? Bummer. 24 states will raise the minimum wage in 2020

Which states have a $15 minimum wage? I didn't see any in your link?

/----/ Yeah, you can't do any research either. Sad. Anyway here's a better list, and I should have stated states that will SOON have $15. There places all are higher than the Federal MW. That was my point.

Here are the cities and states that will soon have a $15 minimum wage

Several cities and states have committed to raising their minimum wage.

www.dailydot.com

 

[rightwinger]

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries with less nanny-state Government interference.

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries when wages keep place with inflation. Since 1980, they have not.
That is when we need the Government to step in

 

[Markle]

/—-/ Your Google is broken again? Bummer. 24 states will raise the minimum wage in 2020

I have no problem with individual states increasing their minimum wage. An increase in the Federal Minimum Wage makes no sense.

 

[Markle]

Nobody takes right wingers seriously about economics, the law, or morals.

What is moral about forcing people to depend on government for their existence? Is that not the same as having the slave dependent on the plantation owner for their total existence?

 

[Markle]

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries with less nanny-state Government interference.

People find it easier to pay their rent and buy groceries when wages keep place with inflation. Since 1980, they have not.
That is when we need the Government to step in

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Why should purchasing power increase if someone is not producing more to earn more?

As you know, under President Donald Trump's low and middle-income worker's wage increases have risen much more than previous decades. How is that a bad thing?

 

[Markle]

Even more personal for the right wing who object to raising our Standard of living through those higher wages. Why is that, right wingers? Even blacks may achieve a higher standard of living.

As you know, the wage increases for blacks, other minorities, and low-income workers under the policies of President Trump has been enjoyed the largest gains.

 

[Flash]

The filthy ass government should never be in the business of dictating wages or salaries.

That should be between the employer and employee.

 

[pknopp]

We need a rise in the minimum wage but it also must be noted that the Democrats had eight years under Obama and did absolutely nothing in this regard.

Actually, the last raise in the minimum wage occurred in 2009 under Obama while Democrats held Congress with a filibuster proof majority

Since then, Republicans have blocked every attempt to raise minimum wage above $7.25

The raise was because of a previous law. Not because of anything Obama did.

It was raised because of the Democrats. Republicans have blocked every raise since

It was done under and signed by Bush.

 

[pknopp]

I'll make anyone a deal. We end the Federal Reserve and I'll quit sticking up for the poor.

Why should we end the Federal Reserve?
How is making unskilled workers permanently unemployable "sticking up for the poor"?

Trump said we had full employment so I have no idea what you are talking about. The work still needs done whether it's $8 or $12.

/——/ If your landscaper said he’d do your lawn for $25, would you say that’s not a living wage and pay him $50?

No but if the workers did a good job I very well may tip them. We just had a piano moved. Three guys. I gave them $20 each because they did a great job.

And that was your choice, as it should be. The gov't didn't tell you you had to give them the $20 apiece whether they did a good job or not, did they? But you think that's a good idea, right?

Labor as the wealthy under our form of Capitalism also can't afford to hire lobbyists to get more corporate welfare.
From 1978 to 2018, inflation-adjusted compensation based on realized stock options of the top CEOs increased 940.3%. The increase was more than 25–33% greater than stock market growth (depending on which stock market index is used) and substantially greater than the painfully slow 11.9% growth in a typical worker’s annual compensation over the same period. Measured using the value of stock options granted, CEO compensation rose 1,007.5% from 1978 to 2018.

CEO compensation has grown 940% since 1978: Typical worker compensation has risen only 12% during that time

The latest report in EPI’s annual series analyzing current and long-term trends in CEO compensation.

www.epi.org

/----/ It's none of your business how much companies pay their CEOs. If you don't like it, then buy enough company stock so you can attend the meetings and vote down the pay raises.

Then, stop whining about the Poor, right wingers. You don't complain about bailouts for the Richest who are merely too rich to fail and get bailed out by the Nanny-State right wingers are hypocritical about but only for the Poor.

/---/ What bailouts for the richest? If you can't supply specifics then stop with the strawman arguments.

"Privatizing profits and socializing losses" refers to the idea that corporations want to reserve financial gains for themselves and pass along losses to the rest of society, potentially through lobbying the government for assistance. This practice was criticized in the Wall Street bailout of 2008--https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_welfare#%22Socialism_for_the_rich,_capitalism_for_the_poor%22

The "Wall Street Bailout" was repaid at a profit to the US Treasury. Moron.

No it wasn't.

Thanks. I don't always take the time to research all of right wingers fantasies. They usually make stuff up as they go along and want to be taken seriously simply because they are on the right wing, not because they are actually Right.

It wasn't just the right that pushed this fantasy.

 

[pknopp]

We need a rise in the minimum wage but it also must be noted that the Democrats had eight years under Obama and did absolutely nothing in this regard.

Actually, the last raise in the minimum wage occurred in 2009 under Obama while Democrats held Congress with a filibuster proof majority

Since then, Republicans have blocked every attempt to raise minimum wage above $7.25

/—-/ And what about all the states that raised it to $15?

Which states are those?

/—-/ Your Google is broken again? Bummer. 24 states will raise the minimum wage in 2020

Which states have a $15 minimum wage? I didn't see any in your link?

/----/ Yeah, you can't do any research either. Sad. Anyway here's a better list, and I should have stated states that will SOON have $15. There places all are higher than the Federal MW. That was my point.

Here are the cities and states that will soon have a $15 minimum wage

Several cities and states have committed to raising their minimum wage.

www.dailydot.com

If your point was something different than that has nothing do with what I commented on.

 

[rightwinger]

Why should purchasing power increase if someone is not producing more to earn more?

Productivity has also increased dramatically since 1980, Wages have not. More reason for Government involvement

 

[rightwinger]

What is moral about forcing people to depend on government for their existence?

What is immoral about government helping those who need help?

 

[Supposn]

The filthy ass government should never be in the business of dictating wages or salaries.

That should be between the employer and employee.

Flash, government does not determine wage differentials. The minimum rate is the minimum rate. Government does not determine wages and salaries, but an employer is prohibited from paying less than the minimum rate. Respectfully, Supposn

 

[task0778]

The filthy ass government should never be in the business of dictating wages or salaries.

That should be between the employer and employee.

Flash, government does not determine wage differentials. The minimum rate is the minimum rate. Government does not determine wages and salaries, but an employer is prohibited from paying less than the minimum rate. Respectfully, Supposn

Seems to me if you want the govt to set minimum wage levels with an automatic elevator then to some extent govt is dictating wages.

Questions: doesn't anyone see the negatives to this? Namely that small businesses will not be ab;e to compete with the big corps. Do you not see how higher minimum wages results in higher prices to cover the increased costs of labor and/or incentivizes automation? Fewer hours worked? Reduced benefits? Forcing companies to close?

This isn't right-wing fantasy folks, this is economic reality.

 

[Markle]

Why should purchasing power increase if someone is not producing more to earn more?

Productivity has also increased dramatically since 1980, Wages have not. More reason for Government involvement

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As you know, the increase in productivity to which you refer is due to mechanization, and robots.

 

[rightwinger]

Why should purchasing power increase if someone is not producing more to earn more?

Productivity has also increased dramatically since 1980, Wages have not. More reason for Government involvement

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As you know, the increase in productivity to which you refer is due to mechanization, and robots.

Still more profit per worker.
Not reflected in wages or benefits.

 

[Markle]

What is moral about forcing people to depend on government for their existence?

What is immoral about government helping those who need help?

Not a thing. It is immoral to make them DEPENDENT on the government for their existence.