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Re: Why are people so opposed to raising minimum wage?

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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:20 PM
"The minimum wage is only for teens!"

Wrong. Far too many full time jobs use minimum wage. Shouldn't a full-time job pay a living wage?

"They'll have to raise prices!"

Yes. By literally nothing. For instance, a Whopper at Burger King will go from costing 3.99, to a staggering... 4.17.

"It will harm the economy!"

Higher wages will mean more money for people to spend, meaning that they'll buy more things, increasing demand and causing businesses to hire more. In the long run, a higher minimum wage will help the whole economy.

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AluminumX is not online. AluminumX
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03 Mar 2016 06:21 PM
"Yes. By literally nothing. For instance, a Whopper at Burger King will go from costing 3.99, to a staggering... 4.17. "

that's the same increase that's gonna happen to minimum wage


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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:22 PM
@Aluminum

What are you saying?

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IronForumer is not online. IronForumer
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03 Mar 2016 06:22 PM
because pushing buttons on a cash register and flipping a burger requires minimal effort
you don't see first responders going on and constantly complaining about their wage

"the problem is not the problem. the problem is your attitude towards the problem."


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koopaNGC is not online. koopaNGC
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03 Mar 2016 06:22 PM
Why should we pay an inexperienced worker the same amount an experienced worker makes? Where would the incentive to work harder go when everyone can get paid the same amount doing the easy work?
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AluminumX is not online. AluminumX
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03 Mar 2016 06:23 PM
@op https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmiyRfkX-tE


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Edginess is not online. Edginess
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03 Mar 2016 06:23 PM
- Have Minimum Skills
- Minimum Training
- Do Minimum Work
- Minimum Dedication to Job
- Work in Retail

- Expect More than Minimum Wage
- Expect Minimum Wage to Increase to $15

stop asking for free things disgusting socialists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:23 PM
@Iron

The skill of a worker doesn't matter. If they're putting in 40 hours of their life a week in a job, they should be getting paid enough to survive. And that isn't even mentioning the large amount of skilled jobs that still pay minimum wage.

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03 Mar 2016 06:24 PM
@op That's the same reason you go to school and get that emudacation


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derways is not online. derways
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03 Mar 2016 06:25 PM
some people literally do nothing at work and get paid for it.
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SimpleWayfarer is not online. SimpleWayfarer
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03 Mar 2016 06:25 PM
"they should be getting paid enough to survive. And that isn't even mentioning the large amount of skilled jobs that still pay minimum wage."

but if they're not making enough to survive, can't they just be put on welfare?
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firekillerc is not online. firekillerc
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03 Mar 2016 06:26 PM
not everyone is made to go to college and they still need to live
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03 Mar 2016 06:26 PM
@fire pull an eminem then k m8?


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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:26 PM
@Simple

There's a pretty widespread myth that collecting welfare is a speedy, easy process that you can easily live off of. In reality, the system is broken, collecting welfare is so complicated it might as well be a job in itself, and people are still starving in a country where there's enough food for everyone.

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DoomCorrupted is not online. DoomCorrupted
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03 Mar 2016 06:30 PM
I think raise shouldn't be raised all the time and should be kept at a stable amount.

Also there are people that abuse welfare, another broken system,

Welfare is to keep you alive till you can maintain yourself, however some people refuse to be self-efficient.
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03 Mar 2016 06:31 PM
@phoenix

didn't know that
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firekillerc is not online. firekillerc
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03 Mar 2016 06:32 PM
@al

lol i will have free college so im going

idk what im doing but
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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:32 PM
@Doom

The minimum wage was meant to change with inflation. However, that has not been the case.

And welfare abuse is very rare, mainly because of the aformentioned absurd complexity of the system that basically makes collecting it a job in itself.

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IronForumer is not online. IronForumer
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03 Mar 2016 06:33 PM
currently, federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour
however some states go up to $10 and above
in one 40 hour week with $7.25 and hour you make $290, $400 with a $10 minimum wage
for college students where cashiers and cooks at fast food restaurants as their first job that should be sufficient
and the younger population are usually the ones complaining about minimum wage

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baka is not online. baka
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03 Mar 2016 06:35 PM
The skill level doesn't matter. No one is saying a burger-flipper should make as much as a neurosurgeon. But they SHOULD be able to make enough to live semi-comfortably and not be in horrible debt. that's what the minimum wage is supposed to be. it doesn't matter if you're scrubbing teeth or scrubbing toilets, your wage should never dip below at least that much
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redlego98 is not online. redlego98
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03 Mar 2016 06:35 PM
Raising the minimum wage will just increase the push for machine automation in blue collar jobs.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
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phoniex is not online. phoniex
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03 Mar 2016 06:35 PM
@Iron

But what about those who don't fit into that category? There are full time jobs worked by adults who often have to support large families, yet still get paid minimum wage. How do you justify that?

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redlego98 is not online. redlego98
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03 Mar 2016 06:37 PM
No one should be raising a family on minimum wage. That is their fault, not the government's.

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03 Mar 2016 06:37 PM
[Note - I am 12. Please try not to hate, if I'm wrong on something, just explain it before flaming me]

I never really thought about it this way, but raising minimum wage is a good thing. If you compare it to the alternative, which would be putting the people on welfare, it's great! People pay taxes when they actually work, so even if it's a small amount it still helps more than free money.
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Debateyou is not online. Debateyou
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03 Mar 2016 06:38 PM
"Why should we pay an inexperienced worker the same amount an experienced worker makes? Where would the incentive to work harder go when everyone can get paid the same amount doing the easy work?"

If you're doing the exact same thing your experience is irrelevant.

Do you actually think that since people will be able to pay for food clothing and shelter, they'll stop attempting to make more money? Can you be intellectually honest for one second and propose such a ludicrous idea?
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