2007-07-24 04:55:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I find it shocking that some people - even highly educated people - do not know the consequences of increasing the minimum wage, especially since numerous national and international studies have been well-publicized for years.
2007-07-24 05:55:30 · update #1
I would say around 10-15% of low income earners will be out of a job due to this horrible piece of leglislation which is against everything a free market stands for.
2007-07-24 04:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by mustagme 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
None. Again. And what a pittance. It should be over $10. The problem is, it will lead to the hiring of more illegals. Illegal workers are the elites answer to the minimum wage.
2007-07-24 12:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Oh that is so disgusting, a few pieces of chump change and they expect people to get canned? Does anyone know how much work these low wage earners do in an hour for under six bucks. Gas alone to get to work eats up a huge chunk of that puny increase.
2007-07-24 12:04:22 · answer #3 · answered by song1709! 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Probably not as many as you might think.
Employers need to keep their people at work, and usually only the ones that are non-productive will get canned.
The wage increases will cause businesss owners to up the prices on consumer goods.
2007-07-24 12:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by Ambassador Z 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If this puts me out of business, there will be 17 people gone. How many businesses like mine will go under?
2007-07-24 12:00:19 · answer #5 · answered by Trav 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the numbers but it will probably be a sizable number now trying to feed their families on an unemployment check.
2007-07-24 11:58:25 · answer #6 · answered by Brian 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Zero. You still need workers no matter what the cost. Hard to outsource a clerk job at WalMart or Mickey D's.
2007-07-24 11:58:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. PhD 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Probably not many but also it won't give many a raise either.
2007-07-24 12:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by TyranusXX 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
not as many as will lose jobs due to outsourcing of jobs overseas, invasion of the USA by illegals, or the importing of HB1 visa workers from India.
what do you think of these apples?
2007-07-24 11:59:44 · answer #9 · answered by ballerb j 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋
None.
But I do see a rise in the number of people not needing welfare to survive.
2007-07-24 11:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋