You mean minimum wage hikes come out of *our* pockets?

[MTK]

I'm calling bullshit to above

http://prospect.org/article/confront...rasite-economy

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'm calling bullshit to above

http://prospect.org/article/confront...rasite-economy

Again the problem with the foundation of this is to say that all who are working at minimum wage are using it as a sole support of a living wage, and the only way to make a minimum wage person have a living wage is to have government step in. That's wrong. After the military, I went back to college, while in college I worked a 12 hour 3-4 day a week job, and also a part-time fast food job. The fast food job wasn't meant to be my living wage job, instead it and the 2nd job were the living wage while I worked to get a college degree in Comp Sci.

I know some people fall through the cracks and we need a safety net, but we have to be careful about trying to make the safety net larger than can be carried by those supporting it.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by MTK

I'm calling bullshit to above

Confronting the Parasite Economy

The premise that small companies paying low wages are somehow hurtful to our economy is the biggest pile of shit I have ever read. I have a friend who owns a successful photo shop. By successful I mean he can stay in business where many in that market can't. He owned three locations but recently closed one because he simply could not afford to staff it even at the current minimum wage. The business, as many in the low wage area, has miniscule margins. Raising labor is simply not an option. What is it that so many people don't get about many of these jobs? They are low skilled and can be filled by virtually anyone willing to work. Why would any company, especially one that exists on a thin margin, pay more in labor costs?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

The premise that small companies paying low wages are somehow hurtful to our economy is the biggest pile of shit I have ever read. I have a friend who owns a successful photo shop. By successful I mean he can stay in business where many in that market can't. He owned three locations but recently closed one because he simply could not afford to staff it even at the current minimum wage. The business, as many in the low wage area, has miniscule margins. Raising labor is simply not an option. What is it that so many people don't get about many of these jobs? They are low skilled and can be filled by virtually anyone willing to work. Why would any company, especially one that exists on a thin margin, pay more in labor costs?

Small companies aren't the issue, large corporations are.