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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (473016)5/5/2021 11:19:09 AM
From: koan  Read Replies (1) of 541791
 
If a business cannot pay $15 it shouldn't be in business.

That is the point of the minimum wage!!

Some wages are not allowed on purpose. It is not humane and not good for society.

We also don't allow slavery, and we also no longer allow child labor!!

Which used to be a huge problem with child sweat shops.

And low wages used to be a terrible problem until we had unions and a minimum wage.

What you have failed to understand, or accept?, is that society's needs take precedent over individual needs for good reason.

The health and welfare of a society is of paramount importance and a $7.25 minimum wage is NOT good for our society!!

<,Message #473016 from Wharf Rat at 5/5/2021 11:12:11 AM

"a single mother with two kids working at $7.25 an hour" might be getting $11 in 4 years, or she will be getting $7.25 . Which would you prefer?



"This country can well afford a $15 minimum wage"

The country isn't the one paying it. Can the owner of a diner in WV afford it?


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