I find this absurd.
2006-11-08 07:18:20 · 13 answers · asked by wash_yer_nuts 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Because they always do. They raise taxes, so companies have less money to hire people. They raise the minimum wage, and companies can't hire as many people. They don't encourage small businesses to start. They believe that everyone should be dependent on the government.
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2006-11-08 07:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by Spanky 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Usually when you raise the the minimum wages you affect small businesses because as a small business owner you have 3 choices 1.you take a pay cut 2. raise prices. 3 cut the number of employees 1 is out of the question so you are left with 1& 2 The real reason why Democratic party wants to raise the minimum wage is for the unions not for the little guy only about 5% of workers make minimum wage and most of those are teenagers. Most union contracts are tied to the minimun wage, let's say you are in a union and the contract states you have to make $12hr over minimum wage thats roughly $17.50 if the minimum wages go to $7.50 everyone in the union making $17.50 will automatically go to $19.50 so you automatically get a pay raise and this bumps everyone up on the pay scale which leads to higher prices or higher unemployment or both. I hope this will help you understand why the unions are in bed with the democratic party.
2006-11-08 07:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by Ynot! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Democrat policies are hostile to taxpayers and businesses. This increases the cost of doing business and forces businesses to cut costs and be more efficient to survive. If labor costs go up entrepreneuers will cut back on hiring and find ways to get the work done with fewer workers. Also, business taxes and personal taxes reduce incomes and reduced spending means less demand and squeezes marginal jobs out out of the market. Low income people get hurt the most. Simple economics.
2006-11-08 07:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a look back and you answer your own question. Stop and think, just why is it that the Dems take over every 14 yrs or so? And then lose again to the Republicans?for another 14 yrs? Wake up people!
2006-11-08 07:27:35 · answer #4 · answered by WillyBill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raising minimum wage forces small businesses to close and big businesses won't hire as many, the big guys can survive and handle it, but to keep up profits they will raise prices. That is what has happened in the past. Will History repeat itself once again?
2006-11-08 07:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by dakota29575 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is in the History. They are also up against the Stock Market at an historic high, unemployment at an historic low, gas down to 2.08, the economy roaring along and no terrorist attacks since 911. That is gonna be hard to beat, hmmm?
2006-11-08 07:22:28 · answer #6 · answered by child_of_the_lion 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
As usual, this is another of the scare tactics that neo-cons love to employ. The reasoning is that the Dems will push for a higher minimum wage and that will force employers to cut jobs. The reality is that raising the minimum wage give folks more money to spend and the facts show that it actually increases the number of jobs.
2006-11-08 07:25:20 · answer #7 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
THEY DO SOME NURSES WANT MORE MONEY GO TO COLLEGE TO GET MOR MONEY!!!! ALSO THEY COMPLAIN TO MUCH ABOUT WANTING JOBS AND ASK PEOPLE GO TO HELP TEACHERS AND HEALTH CARE BUT MOST DON'T WANT THOSE JOBS THY WANT JOBS THEY WENT TO SCHOOL FOR.
how do you think we got our freedom by standing back.
in the public eyes iraq does not deserve freedom like ours. we need keep fighting the terrorist for the people OF THE WORLD from the terrorist who rule it. and we are not dictator we are freedom fighters who fight for FREEDOM, JUSTICE AND LIBERTY. unfortunitly people lost sight of it and voted wrong yesterday.
and morally we are now also headed in the wrong direction. people need to be responible for their action and not blame it on science or the society.
finally for the budget there goes the state and national level budget and economy and our taxes. people what things to be in place for a better country and community. but who do you think we pay for it in the long run. we do with our taxes, not with the so called federal and state money people think we have.
country is in a mess thanks to the ungrateful american public who forget how our free
2006-11-08 07:24:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they want everything paid for - which will raise cost! Watch the stock market!
2006-11-08 07:24:15 · answer #9 · answered by pinklep 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is absurd they always create more Gov't jobs.
2006-11-08 07:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by Zen 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋