would you support a minimum wage increase?

Question

BTW, their is no evidence to support the wild claim that a Increase will cause higher prices, none. That lie will not float.
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yahoo must have shut off the link. You will need to type it in your browser. Of course those with half a brain already know to type it in..
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BTW, do you agree that a temp agency should be allowed to buy jobs and resell them? Thay make money off others work, must be Republicans.
The second link works, I left the L out in the top one, sorry.

scot, I see you read, there are many who do not.
All the watch is FOX and they are spoon fed by Rush, 2000 economist agree with you.

Answer 1

Yes. Anyone who claims there will be massive job loss and companies going bankrupt due to a minimum wage increase has no knowledge of history. No minimum wage increase in history has resulted in that.

Answer 2

Yes. Irregardless of the "naysayers", most formerly "minimum-wage" jobs aren't paying minimum wage anymore anyway. Therefore, the loss of jobs over a minimum wage increase to $6.00 (for example) is going to be minimal, at best. All the minimum wage does is create a floor. However, there are ways for companies to get around the floor anyhow, such as working off of tips or commission. Right now, the minimum wage, factoring in inflation is lower than at any point in the last 50 years. And with prices for necessities being at an all-time high as well, that doesn't bode well for a good quality of life for the citizens. No, the minimum wage isn't meant to be a "livable wage", however, it should be at a reasonably fair level. And $5.15 an hour is not a reasonably fair level, based on current inflation.

And to the individual that said 'redistribution of wealth is stealing money from the person who earned it to give that money to someone who didn't earn it', that is pure garbage. Redistribution of wealth is not stealing. Redistribution creates a climate where both the affluent and the not-so-affluent are getting wealthier, rather than just the affluent. And in fact, the affluent end up getting wealthier, because by redistributing some of their wealth, they are able to get a bigger pool of potential customers who may buy their product. Therefore, they end up selling more product and getting more money than they would have if they had just sat on their bank account. If you ever read the story of the Ford Company, you would understand that.

Answer 3

No. Wages are costs.
Background:
The price of goods and services include the costs of production. That includes wages. When prices go up consumers make decisions about buying or not buying. There are different kinds of products. Gasoline is an example of a product that has high need. Consumers will buy less gas by driving less but they still need to buy gas. Some products can be replaced with less costly and less well known products. An example is Pepsi and WalMarts Sam soda. If the price of Pepsi rises because of increased costs, then WalMarts Sam soda becomes more desirable. Pepsi will sell less of its product and WalMart will sell more.
Reasoning:
This desire to raise the minimum wage is a Liberal Lie. They claim to want to help 'the little guy' by forcing companies to pay more in salaries. There are several problems with the reality.
1. The exact opposite occurs when government raises the minimum wage. Fewer people are employed. Companies will find ways to use fewer minimum wage people.
2. The Minumim wage is meant to get unskilled people into the work force to get experience. They are then expected to find jobs where they can earn a living wage. The minumim wage is not meant to provide a living wage. It never was. It never will.
3. Concider the liberal concept: The minumim wage is meant to give everyone a living wage. If this were true and government could do it by establishing a law, then why not set the minumim wage to $100 an hour instead of $7 or $10 hour? Then everyone should be rich! the reality is that no one would be working so everyone would be poor.

There is an old saying that the universe doesn't care if you believe in it. It goes on regardless of your beliefs. That same is true here. Liberals can posture about wanting to help the 'little guy' but they can't force companies to hire them if the cost of their wages is too high. Increased costs = increased prices = fewer items sold. The universe doesn't care about your link and neither does the open market.

Raising the minumim wage always leads to fewer minumim wage people working. Liberals always say they want to help but they always end up hurting people.

There are those who advocate the 'redistribution of wealth'. What that means in real words is 'To steal money from the person who earned it, to give that money to someone who didn't earn it.' What is fair about that?

Answer 4

No. I believe in a free market. The negotiation of wages is between the employer and the employee. If people who are paid poorly got off their butts and changed jobs, no employer would get anyone to work for poor wages. They would be forced out of business (or forced to hire illegals.. hehe)

If you think raising the minimum wage will not cause higher prices, you are mistaken. The money will come from somewhere besides the employer's profit. Any employer who eats the cost is a poor at making business decisions. The vast majority will pass the cost to the customers.

If you understood basic economics, you would already know that. Crack a book sometime - Learning is fun!

Answer 5

YES.. and it's about time.
However, certain things have to happen as well.

First, we need to tax the heck out of imports made in countries that violate human rights, worker safety standards, and environmental standards. After all, why should they benefit from their "economic" advantage of having no regulation.

Secondly, we have to take all of this tax money and spend it on modernizing American industry so we can be competitive again, globally.

Thirdly, we need to double our budget on education, and prepare every American to compete globally.

If we can begin to produce products that are better and less expensive than those that can be imported, we will revive American industry, reverse the trade deficit and as a result will be able to provide a decent wage for every American worker.

Will things be more expensive? Yes. But al least the money spent will go into our pockets and not some foreign nation's.

Answer 6

Yes! The minimum wage should be raised signicantly to a level comensuate with the real dollar value of what it was at the time of the last increase ( I think that that was in 1996. ) After it is adjusted up it should be tied to the inflation rate so that it floats up or down with the value of the dollar and then changed yearly or bi-yearly to reflect these changes. I say this as a wealthy American who is ashamed to see the poverty around me. A significant redistribution of wealth in this nation is not only desirable but also necessary for the long term health of our nation and our society.

Answer 7

A minimum wage does nothing but harm. If companies offer jobs paying less than people will work for those companies will either have to raise the wage they offer or fold. If companies are forced to offer more than they can, they won't be able to hire a workforce necessary and either fold as well or have thier growth limited. Additionally, all the jobs they would have offered had they had the opportunity to create never come into existence. Minimum wage is overrated.

Answer 8

Yes, I would support a minimum wage increase, because most of the people doing these minimum wage jobs are already living bellow the poverty line.
An increase will dramatically help improve the standard of living for many families.

Answer 9

I don't support an increase of minimum wage because people without educations, trade skills, motivation, or money management skills need to expect to suffer. They make mere pennies because they are worth mere pennies. People should always earn what they are worth.

I don't care if the job is hard. If you don't want to work at a cash register all day for 5 bucks an hour, go to school. Get a trade. Air conditioning repair, plumbing, electrician make excellent pay and you can get grants to get training. Heck, you can work for these guys as an apprentice to become one.

Answer 10

Just out of curiousity, why is there no evidence? Your link is dead. It seems that if you have to pay your workers more, your expenses go higher and increased income is needed to offset it. It's like saying that increased gas prices dont cause inflation. (ha)

I agree with the "NO" argument; the government doesnt set prices, why should it set wages? This isnt the Soviet Union, as the wonderful Rep. Ron Paul (R, TX) says.

Answer 11

Yes, so long as the increase is reasonable - made so as not to cripple small businesses. Using the EITC to help poorer Americans make ends meet in combination with a decent minimum wage is the way to go.