I feel min wage needs to be above $5.15 and servers in restaurants need to be paid min wage not between $2-$3 an hour even though that they get tips. Do you agree or not? If not, why am I wrong?
2006-08-11 02:34:58 · 6 answers · asked by osunumberonefan 5 in Local Businesses ➔ United States ➔ Other - US Local Businesses
Of course the minimum wage needs to be raised - I can only imagine how difficult it would be to live solely off that rate, which so many people do. The current administration will tell you that it's bad for business, that if companies have to pay employees more, they won't be able to hire as many people. Yet, on the other hand, they boast at how good the economy is doing and that with lower tax rates, companies have been hiring left and right. It seems to me that companies have been reaping quite a hefty profit for way too long. They need to share the wealth, as well as offer better healthcare benefits. Remember, those earning just minimum wage can't pay for healthcare, and the rest of us taxpayers have to foot the bill.
2006-08-11 02:42:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it definitely needs to be raised to at least $8 per hour. $5.15 is not a livable wage. It might be fine for kids for extra spending cash, but not for an adult trying to pay rent and survive. As far as waiters and waitresses go, I believe that they should get the minimum wage, but also they need to declare their tips when filling in their time cards. Example: Let's say a waitress has a 30 hour 4 day week, making a minum wage of $8. That would bring it to $240 before taxes. Let's just say the waitress also makes $30 per day in tips, which equals to $120. That $120 should be deducted from the $240.
2006-08-11 12:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The minimum wage is just a feel good measure that does more harm than good.
It does harm in a way that we cannot easily see.
Some businesses like McDonalds, Burger King etc benefit because it makes it harder for competitors to enter their market and create more jobs.
Unions like it because it makes it harder for younger people to compete with them.
The result less work is available .
The consumer pays more or does without some services that would be available otherwise. Example: Aged and retired people could afford more services on their fixed incomes.
Illegals and employers who are willing to break the law have an advantage over those that will play by the rules.
More work is outsourced out of country because we have an artificial wage rate.
A business is more likely to replace human hands with automation when the cost of the hands are artificially higher. Example fire the dishwasher and buy one. Fire the bus boy we have to pay too much for waitresses.
Your neighbor has to break the law just to hire a homeless person to sweep the driveway. The neighbor does not want to just give money away and the homeless person may find more dignity in earning the money.
2006-08-11 12:56:07 · answer #3 · answered by donsabe 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree- when a gallon of gas is $3.00 + and everything else keeps going up, how can anyone live on min wage? The answer is they can't, or not very well. But I guess if you sit in an office all day and make ALOT more than min wage, why would you care?
2006-08-11 09:44:04 · answer #4 · answered by messijessi 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it need to rise
if it does stuff will end up costing more and the people it would affect the most are the ones on min wage
2006-08-11 09:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
With cost of living already rocketing and will continue to be so, and giving excuses and blaming the high cost of fuel, those on the lower end of all wage earners will really suffer more.
Why not go to your union and bring up the matter for proper presentation to the relevant authorities?
2006-08-11 09:46:11 · answer #6 · answered by JP E 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋