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re: State Minimum Wage Bill
Posted on 2/25/14 at 8:37 am to ragincajun03
Posted on 2/25/14 at 8:37 am to ragincajun03
In absolute terms, wages have stagnated. The free market isn't compensating. Raising the minimum wage is an issue of critical importance and should be done, but it doesn't address the fundamental issues afflicting our consumer economy...i.e. the growing chasm between the middle class and the wealthiest Americans.
A lot of people here criticize raising the minimum wage, as if liberals or progressives think it's a panacea. It isn't, and it isn't supposed to be. But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on.
A lot of people here criticize raising the minimum wage, as if liberals or progressives think it's a panacea. It isn't, and it isn't supposed to be. But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on.
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Posted on 2/25/14 at 8:49 am to Monsieur Le Prince
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A lot of people here criticize raising the minimum wage, as if liberals or progressives think it's a panacea. It isn't, and it isn't supposed to be. But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on.
Setting the price of labor is certainly "social" in one sense of the word.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 9:19 am to Monsieur Le Prince
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A lot of people here criticize raising the minimum wage, as if liberals or progressives think it's a panacea. It isn't, and it isn't supposed to be. But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on.
Raise the costs of doing business means raising the costs of things people buy. It will zero out any impact. When they go to buy something and it costs more their extra money is meaningless. It is also meaningless if they get replaced by an iPad or some other technology because they have become too expensive.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:20 pm to Monsieur Le Prince
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The free market isn't compensating. Raising the minimum wage is an issue of critical importance and should be done
Ive got 22 part timers that work for me.. raise minimum wage by 40% and 6-8 college aged adults lose their job.. Thats the reality
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:30 pm to Monsieur Le Prince
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In absolute terms, wages have stagnated
Really? Starting when?
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the growing chasm between the middle class and the wealthiest Americans
If everyone is living better....why is this a problem?
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But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on
Why? You think it should outpace inflation?
Posted on 2/25/14 at 2:05 pm to Monsieur Le Prince
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social policy that we should be able to agree on
Wrong.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 2:10 pm to Monsieur Le Prince
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In absolute terms, wages have stagnated. The free market isn't compensating. Raising the minimum wage is an issue of critical importance and should be done, but it doesn't address the fundamental issues afflicting our consumer economy...i.e. the growing chasm between the middle class and the wealthiest Americans.
A lot of people here criticize raising the minimum wage, as if liberals or progressives think it's a panacea. It isn't, and it isn't supposed to be. But it's still an important piece of social policy that we should be able to agree on.
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Monsieur Le Prince
quote:And already have an avi?
Member since Feb 2014
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Obvious troll alter is obvious.
Posted on 2/25/14 at 3:29 pm to Monsieur Le Prince
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Raising the minimum wage is an issue of critical importance and should be done
so what about the ones making more that minimum but less than 10, should they get a corresponding jump too?
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