Can't if they are dead, or live in another country, or are in jail, or disowned, or just hate you for who you are. Plus other reasons i'm likely not thinking of, but do exist.
Not everyone has a loving family. And in the U.S. around 50% of parents are divorced. They may not have a place for you to stay because they didn't move into a new home with the intentions of accommodating you if you need to move back in.
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How would you feel if minimum wage was removed?
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swimming is fine, swimming with cement blocks (also know as student loans) tied to your legs is not.
RIP Genn Greymane, Permabanned on 8.22.18
Your name will carry on through generations, and will never be forgotten.
I'd be pretty happy. Min Wage laws increase the pricing of goods, decrease the labor force and cut the hours of those who remain employed decreasing overall wealth for the lowest common denominator in America forcing them to supplement themselves with Government programs, thus increasing their dependence upon the state and giving them less choice when it comes to political decisions because it forces them to be one issue voters where they are reliant upon the party that wants to maintain/increase the benefits.
If your income goes up by 18% ($11 to $13) you earn about $300 more a month. If your rent of $1200 goes up by 10% that equals $120. $120 is 40% of $300. Thus a 10% rent increase has reduced your raise to $180. Of course you actually didnt have an increase of net income of $300 because of taxes, so kiss another $27 goodbye (if you have dependants, figure $57 if you dont). You are now at $153. Oh, but because your income increased, your food stamps decrease, so you lost $73 for that. You are now down to $80. Lop another $20 for other expense increases. So at the end of the day, if you are lucky, your $2 pay increase nets you about $0.40. Better than nothing, but not by much. Most of it has gone to lining the pockets of the rich and to prop up Social Security.
And yes, when you make minimum wage and do not have housing assistance (wait listed!), almost all of your pay can easily go to housing. And THAT is the real issue, housing costs. (Plus the reduction of benefits).
You're just making these numbers up, right? Because they don't line up with my napkin math.
And a quick check of SNAP eligibility requirements show that a single person making $11/hour doesn't qualify for SNAP benefits to begin with.
If you have an issue with "lining the pockets of the rich", you're arguing against a capitalist economic system, not minimum wage laws.
And yes; people earning more pay more in taxes to pay for social security and such; that doesn't reduce the net gains to zero, as you yourself admit.
Of course it did.
It just isn't worth it to pay 15$/hour for a low end job.
It sounds all "fair" and "just," but the numbers will never add up and running a business is a number's game so the owners have to go with the numbers.
Numbers don't lie.
Numbers don't like but people presenting the numbers do. It doesn't take much to see that this study is missing a ton of relevant information. Like for instance that companies with over 500 employees are actually making a couple dollars an hour more and those stores weren't even included in the study. This was only mom and pop shops. It wouldn't take a rocket surgeon to think that someone would rather work at Starbucks making $13 an hour rather than at Larrys House of Pig Shit making $11. Using the Berkley study that came out at the same time which includes all of the stores shows the same thing every study has shown at these modest minimum wage hikes. Things are perfectly fine overall. Not saying that hurting mom and pops shops isn't a problem just illustrating how this study and the people presenting it are simply presenting the numbers to say what they want them to say.
Business Owner: I wan't a friendly, educated, and hard-working person to help me in my store!
Possible Employee: I have all those qualifications, and I want a fair and livable wage based on all those!
Business Owner: Whoa now! Your skills and education aren't worth that much! You'll put me out of business!
This is how I picture every person who thinks it's OK to short change their employees because they own a business. A business that actually has a higher rate of failure in neighborhoods with lower household incomes...but that's another discussion all together.
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”― Malcolm X
I watch them fight and die in the name of freedom. They speak of liberty and justice, but for whom? -Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway)
Sure we can pay those workers more, those workers will just work less hours and have more responsibilities thrust on them to make up for the loss of a few co-workers. There is always a way to fuck over the worker, raise the minimum wage and there'll be fewer jobs with shittier hours.
Don't mistake me for being against giving people a better wage, I'm just realistic.
No, you're not. Because this phenomenon has never been observed in any country that has had a minimum wage that has been raised.
What -actually- happens is the increased buying power inflates demand which means businesses have to acquire more employees to keep up.
Do you actually understand how employment works as a function of market demand? I'd say no.
Originally Posted by Marjane Satrapi
You have to first convince people that Union dues and collective bargaining are to the advantage of the entire workforce as opposed to the long-standing myths that surround unionization. Spend enough time here in Gen-OT and you'll hear everything about how union employees cannot be fired, how they support lazy people, and my personal favorite that union dues are another form of taxation and therefor theft.
It's why we have these stupid minimum wage discussions every other month -- People have been so blinded into believing that they can negotiate their wages on their own that they think that their $16/hour is some fantastic wage that they worked hard and got educated...and skilled to get. Now they're threatened because a group of low wage workers has united nationwide fighting for $15/hour minimum and it's starting to take hold in many major cities (and some states completely). It's a perfect example of why "I did this on my own" doesn't have quite the effect as "We did this together"
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”― Malcolm X
I watch them fight and die in the name of freedom. They speak of liberty and justice, but for whom? -Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway)