Proponents of the minimum wage often cite it as a tool to uplift people from poverty. While most of these people have good intentions, their economic ignorance crushes economies in some places.
Influenced by the idiotic idea that the state can lift people out of economic turmoil, many states and cities are enacting laws that increase the minimum wage for their area. Seattle is one of these places.
Supporters of the new minimum wage expected it to give the support needed for the poor to lift themselves out of poverty and no longer use the state’s services helping them.
What actually happened will shock you.
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the government has about as much street smarts as a dead turtle—-dont you know that if its free they will take it—it dont matter if your making 29 bucks an hour—its all in the story you tell and how many crocodile tears come runnin down those lil ol cheecks—ill bet some of these people deserve more academy awards then the people that get them–next–15 is not enough—geesh
Lets just raise it to $40 an hour. That’s better right? -.-
ever try trickle up economics ?
How will this increased minimum wage be accomplished? Besides what is living wage? $50K a year in Tulsa is poverty level in New York. Federal government needs to stay out of this issue. They overreach as it is.
No. They aren’t even close
And what is the base pay for a soldier?????
I bet you they are closer then you think
TOLD YOU SO. LOL
the entire USA will soon be Detroit….lets punish all the corporations…tax them to death until they leave the USA taking all the jobs with them…how many people have ever worked for the poor man? how many jobs were ever created by the poor man? so lets punish the people who create jobs… if they make a profit….lets accuse them of being greedy….who cares if they worked 70-80 hour weeks and come from poverty but believed in the American dream and made it happen…how DARE they make a profit….they didn’t do that….they should SHARE and redistribute their earnings…. Socialist and Communist have taken over this country. Capitalism is the only system in the world that will allow a person to rise from poverty and become a millionaire through hard work. Elitist hate that. That is why they are using propaganda against it. they want the poor to stay poor and the rich to stay rich…so you poor just shut up and stay on welfare and government benefits and like it. after all…they know what is best for you…they ARE the ELITE.
The minimum wage as it is now is the main reason there is a high amount of welfare recipients. If you raise the minimum wage there will be less people on welfare with more money in there pocket to spend in the local market place. Local merchants won’t have to raise prices do to increased sales.