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Reality sets in for Oregon governor

In the UK there is the living wage which is $11.14 and the minimum wage which is $9.31.
The minimum wage is statutory and goes up each year with inflation. The living wage is voluntary and is calculated as what is needed to keep body and soul together. Neither figure is particularly inspiring.

Many companies now make a big noise that they are living wage employers as they see it being good for business. Oddly enough there is a reluctance to pay the living wage amongst football clubs who are the greediest businesses on this planet.

The reason that we have a minimum wage is that if we didnt then employers would pay less and leave society to pick up the tab. In a world where income disparity is widening the minimum wage needs to be higher.

Very true.

People argue that raising our minimum wage above 7.25 was going to cost millions of jobs. Places like Walmart would eliminate all sorts of jobs because they couldn't afford to pay a higher minimum wage.

In the meantime, ironically, a while back, Walmart announced they were raising their own 'minimum wage' to 9 bucks an hour.

ok nine for walmarts------not 15
 
In the UK there is the living wage which is $11.14 and the minimum wage which is $9.31.
The minimum wage is statutory and goes up each year with inflation. The living wage is voluntary and is calculated as what is needed to keep body and soul together. Neither figure is particularly inspiring.

Many companies now make a big noise that they are living wage employers as they see it being good for business. Oddly enough there is a reluctance to pay the living wage amongst football clubs who are the greediest businesses on this planet.

The reason that we have a minimum wage is that if we didnt then employers would pay less and leave society to pick up the tab. In a world where income disparity is widening the minimum wage needs to be higher.

Very true.

People argue that raising our minimum wage above 7.25 was going to cost millions of jobs. Places like Walmart would eliminate all sorts of jobs because they couldn't afford to pay a higher minimum wage.

In the meantime, ironically, a while back, Walmart announced they were raising their own 'minimum wage' to 9 bucks an hour.

ok nine for walmarts------not 15

The current national minimum wage is 7.25. That is what the anti's have been arguing is high enough.
 
That damn reality slaps the left in the face every time.

Oregon Governor Abandons $15+ Minimum Wage

Facing a barrage of criticism from business, and labor skepticism over threats of higher unemployment, Oregon Governor Kate Brown is scaling back her $15.52 minimum wage proposal.

A November report by the Manhattan Institute, “Counterproductive: The Employment and Income Effects of Raising America’s Minimum Wage to $12 and to $15 per Hour,” concludes that raising minimum wages is likely to result in adverse consequences that would lower total national income levels.

“The earnings gained for those who would keep their jobs would be outweighed by the earnings lost by those who would become jobless,” the report detailed. “As a result, the net income gains tend to be smaller or more negative when using the annual earnings approach than when using the wage approach.”

Facing concerns from the right and the left that her minimum wage proposal was an obvious job killer in Oregon, Gov. Brown blinked on January 28 and has scaled back her proposal to only a $.50 raise per hour statewide July increase, from $9.25 to $9.75-per-hour. The Portland metro area would see an increase in July 2017 to $11.25 an hour, with the rest of the state’s minimum wages rising to $10.25 an hour.

Oregon Governor Abandons $15+ Minimum Wage - Breitbart


NO. They ought to keep going full blast. Why not $20 per hour. Eventually businesses will figure out how to use new technologies to replace workers. It is a boon for the robot industry.
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

The notion that there all these people trying to raise families on MW is a total fraud.
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

The notion that there all these people trying to raise families on MW is a total fraud.

It's irrelevant.
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

The notion that there all these people trying to raise families on MW is a total fraud.

It's irrelevant.

It;s highly relevant.... we're talking about for the most part unskilled kids.
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

My first job was minimum wage at about 2 bucks an hour. Adjusted for inflation it was actually HIGHER than what minimum wage workers make now.

So the reality is that the minimum wage has not been rising for decades, it has been falling. And what have you gained from that?
 
What if the voters want a government food assistance program?

This is exactly why I want a Fair Tax or a sales tax instead of a tax on production (income tax).

"Oh, you want free puppies for hookers? Okay! We'll just raise the sales tax by one percent."

"HEY! WAIT!!! I wanted that guy over there to pay for it! No fair!" :crybaby:
 
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

The notion that there all these people trying to raise families on MW is a total fraud.

It's irrelevant.

It;s highly relevant.... we're talking about for the most part unskilled kids.

So? I don't think we should punish kids WILLING TO WORK in this day and age with shit wages.
 
In the UK there is the living wage which is $11.14 and the minimum wage which is $9.31.
The minimum wage is statutory and goes up each year with inflation. The living wage is voluntary and is calculated as what is needed to keep body and soul together. Neither figure is particularly inspiring.

Many companies now make a big noise that they are living wage employers as they see it being good for business. Oddly enough there is a reluctance to pay the living wage amongst football clubs who are the greediest businesses on this planet.

The reason that we have a minimum wage is that if we didnt then employers would pay less and leave society to pick up the tab. In a world where income disparity is widening the minimum wage needs to be higher.

Very true.

People argue that raising our minimum wage above 7.25 was going to cost millions of jobs. Places like Walmart would eliminate all sorts of jobs because they couldn't afford to pay a higher minimum wage.

In the meantime, ironically, a while back, Walmart announced they were raising their own 'minimum wage' to 9 bucks an hour.

ok nine for walmarts------not 15

The current national minimum wage is 7.25. That is what the anti's have been arguing is high enough.

ok 7.25 seems good enough to me-------I was paid---1.25-----and managed to
attend college. I do not think MINIMUM wage means--------fine enough to
support a family of five-------auto mobile----cell phones for all and----a few PC's---
and BIG SCREENS. It means----jobs for kids and entry level-----TO START
 
again, wherever there is a decent minimum wage, businesses do better.

:cuckoo:
Not if it puts them out of business.
If you can't pay a decent wage in the US and make money, then you should go out of business, or find a new way of doing business.
Any successful business pays more than minimum wage for anyone doing the job. Otherwise people will leave. Many jobs are low skilled and starter wages is good for the business because they can't hire people to lose money and it's good for the person to begin life in the work force.

You thinking it's a good idea for businesses to shut down instead proves you know nothing about business, economics or the job market.

The notion that there all these people trying to raise families on MW is a total fraud.

Someone on minimum wage with a family will get your tax dollars for food, shelter, heat, healthcare, education, etc.
 

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