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its fine if companies advance those being paid minimum but do they?
posted by
Lanetay
on February 4, 2014 at 7:34 AM
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I don't think min. wage was meant to live on, these are the kind of jobs folks do to learn enough to be profitable for an employer to advance. I owned a business with 7 employees. Many times I went without pay so that they could be paid. When I pay them I must also pay their workers comp, match their federal contrabutions, and their health care. I paid 14 an hour...less for me, and if I would of been forced to raise my wages by almost 3 dollars I would of had to let some folks go.
posted by
UtahJay
on February 4, 2014 at 1:33 AM
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its been 4 years since there was a change
posted by
Lanetay
on February 3, 2014 at 2:17 PM
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I agree. This is something that just needs to be done without debate or conflict. Of course that makes sense so the opposite will be followed.
posted by
Dr_JPT
on February 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM
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you are so right and I think it depends on the job
posted by
Lanetay
on February 3, 2014 at 12:06 PM
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It would be nice to see a minimum wage that is automatically tied into the cost of living rather than to see the politicians argue about it and raise it behind the times.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 3, 2014 at 12:01 PM
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yes that is so true why work if the pay isnt there
posted by
Lanetay
on February 3, 2014 at 8:35 AM
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A hundred years ago when I was a boy LL an old chap told me that the mill owners
expected to make twelve times the wage they paid each person.
Of course in those days if you did not work you went hungry.
My friend's old mother had 50p a week pension.
It is really a poor state of affairs when those who could work
are better off staying in bed.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 3, 2014 at 8:04 AM
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you are so right do you know the CEO of Sears is a billionare from realestate and most his employees make minimum wage and the stores are biting the dust
posted by
Lanetay
on February 3, 2014 at 7:11 AM
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This is one of those debates that people will be going back and forth over, because there seems to be pros & cons for both sides, most of which you've already stated. Various company CEO's will want to maintain whatever profit margain and lifestyle they're accustomed to, and apparently giving their workers more money will cut into that. How their conscious' let them sleep at night is beyond me. For someone who makes hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to tell an employee to live on minimum wage, with no increase in sight, is indecent at best! Not to sound overly pessimistic, but it seems the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, and I don't think Mr. Obama can do anything about it . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on February 3, 2014 at 5:45 AM
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and they wont want to be unemployed
posted by
Lanetay
on February 2, 2014 at 5:07 PM
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good post and i am proud to read someone standing up for the littlest folk. Of course the big companies can ansorb a decent rise like this ...after all these are the people who will spend it back in their shops. Small bbusinesses may find it tougher but they will pass the costs along to the consumers. That is my experience anyway.
posted by
Kabu
on February 2, 2014 at 4:54 PM
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