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re: State Minimum Wage Bill

Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:30 pm to
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48908 posts
Posted on 2/25/14 at 12:30 pm to
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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 by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29474 posts
Posted on 2/25/14 at 2:02 pm to
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Really? Starting when?


I mean, when you factor in increased fuel costs, healthcare costs, cost of buying stuff, my taxes have increased, I'm not really making all that much more money than I was 5 years ago.

I mean, even if you're making 30%+ more than you were 5 years ago, fuel has increased 100%, my weekly healthcare deduction has increased 60%, deductible is 100% more, etc...

Raising min wage isn't really going to help this problem. If anything, its going to make it worse. Bad economy + plethora of available workers + baby boomers that wont retire = stagnant wages.
Posted by lsu13lsu
Member since Jan 2008
11492 posts
Posted on 2/25/14 at 3:20 pm to
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If everyone is living better....why is this a problem?


This is what bothers me the most. Sure there is a gap between the haves and the have nots. But, take the haves out of the equation. How much better has the lives of the have nots improved over time in this country? It is unbelievable what the have nots actually HAVE.
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